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Framework Laptop pre-orders are open, starting at $999

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Re: Framework Laptop pre-orders are open, starting at $999

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Post by gruez »

ben509 wrote: post #98
gruez wrote: post #81

How does the DIY edition work? It seems to be cheaper to get that and bring your own parts than it is to get a preconfigured version. Do you just insert the missing parts (memory, ssd, wifi)? Or do you have to assemble the whole thing from scratch?

The relevant blurb seems to be: > Build it Yourself > The DIY Edition is the only high-end laptop you can customize and assemble yourself from a kit of modules. Coming in at just 15.85mm thick and 1.3kg, the Framework Laptop delivers the modularity of a desktop in the form factor of a thin and light 13.5” notebook.

Right but what does the "kit of modules" consist of? Do I have to assemble the motheboard/case/display/keyboard? Or is it just the configurable components (memory, ssd, wifi)?

Re: Framework Laptop pre-orders are open, starting at $999

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Post by gruez »

samstave wrote: post #95
daedalus2027 wrote: post #61

I wish i could buy it in parts, the customs in my country doesn't allow anything above 200 usd to go throught. I wish i could buy one day the frame, other day yhe motherboard and so on...

What country is that, and why is that?

>and why is that?

probably import tariffs on tech products, with exceptions if it's below a certain amount.

Re: Framework Laptop pre-orders are open, starting at $999

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Post by nrp »

samstave wrote: post #138
nrp wrote: post #127

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We'll be publishing repair guides showing all the parts and assembly steps. In the meantime, you can check out some of the images that show modules: https://frame.work/products/laptop-diy-edition

Dopes. The QR Code in the transparency section doesnt work: https://i.imgur.com/TjfcWOP.png "page doesnt exist"

Yes... good catch. We wondered if people would start scanning that image. That will redirect into our product pages and repair guides before we start shipping units out.

Re: Framework Laptop pre-orders are open, starting at $999

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Post by TheSpiceIsLife »

nrp wrote: post #17
emptysongglass wrote: post #16

My employer offered to buy me a new laptop and it would have been a pre-order for your Framework if the pre-order today was offered in the EU.

We'll be opening up ordering in Europe and Asia before the end of the year. Thanks for your patience (hopefully)!

And Oceania too? I'm in Australia and have been holding off buying a new laptop with one eye on Framework. Happy to wait.

Re: Framework Laptop pre-orders are open, starting at $999

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Post by TomSwirly »

nrp wrote: post #25
ramanujank wrote: post #19

Congratulations to the founder(s) on the launch. Wishing you nothing but success! Nice to see a pluggable approach at a time when "repairability" is catching the fancy of the whole world. If I had to nitpick, it would be the fact that Linux is unfortunately a second class citizen. However, I do see that support for mainstream distros is available. Can you possibly shed some light on that and be a bit more specific? W…

We dogfood regularly on Ubuntu LTS and Fedora, and we've been working with the team at Fedora (and have provided them a pre-release unit). In general, the only issue we foresee in the near term is that the fingerprint reader likely won't work out of the box in Linux. There is a driver though, and we're working on making that setup as easy as possible until it is in mainline.

We? You helped with this? You guys rock!

Now there's a repairable, upgradable choice, it's going to be hard to get me to do anything else.

Re: Framework Laptop pre-orders are open, starting at $999

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Post by 4cao »

An excellent idea. I sincerely hope you succeed.

1. Would be good to know more about the UEFI on it¹, in particular:

- Whose implementation will you be using? (AMI? Insyde?)

- Will it expose the all the settings to the user?

- Will it be easily flashable (via software)?

- Is there going to be an easily accesible "alt-disable" mode for ME or, if not, an equivalent solution (e.g. the ability to leave it in manufacturing mode on the ordered unit)?

(2. Here I wanted to ask about Thunderbolt compatibility but this question has been answered already², and the answer is: "maybe.")

3. What do you mean by the pre-order being open to the US only? Specifically, can I pay with a non-US issued credit card as long as I provide a shipping address in the US (forwarder's)?

¹) Also asked here by another person: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27143526

²) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27143958

Re: Framework Laptop pre-orders are open, starting at $999

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Post by nrp »

gruez wrote: post #142
samstave wrote: post #95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What country is that, and why is that?

>and why is that? probably import tariffs on tech products, with exceptions if it's below a certain amount.

A lot of countries have "de minimus" thresholds below which an individual can import duty-free. In the US for reference, it's $800, but other countries have other limits. If you're over that limit, either the product needs to be delivered duty paid (DDP) by the importer or if it is un-paid, the end recipient has to jump through some hoops to pay, with varying complexity in different countries.

Trade logistics is an interesting challenge, and one we want to solve so our customers don't have to... That is part of why we're introducing new regions in phases.

Re: Framework Laptop pre-orders are open, starting at $999

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Post by nrp »

TheSpiceIsLife wrote: post #145
nrp wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We'll be opening up ordering in Europe and Asia before the end of the year. Thanks for your patience (hopefully)!

And Oceania too? I'm in Australia and have been holding off buying a new laptop with one eye on Framework. Happy to wait.

Yes, good question. Australia and New Zealand are on our target list to open before the end of the year.

Re: Framework Laptop pre-orders are open, starting at $999

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Post by kevinherron »

The odd resolution display (2256x1504) will likely require that your OS have good high DPI / fractional scaling support, making this not really an ideal candidate for running linux :/

(save your Wayland/sway/"works for me" story for somebody who cares. I do have a working high DPI Linux laptop setup and am fully aware of all the tradeoffs that are required from each of the various configurations)

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