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Re: The new and upgraded Framework Laptop

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Post by prohobo »

sryie wrote: post #136

I recently received my first framework laptop after being a loyal Thinkpad user for years. I am loving it so far. I run Ubuntu 22.04 daily and have not had any issues with battery life or the lid (but I do typically leave it plugged in during lunch and overnight). The expansion cards are brilliant and the keyboard is comparable to my old t-series. The aspect ratio is great for coding and I'm happy to see upgradeabili…

I heard the keyboard is good, but do you mean the newer T-series chiclet keyboards?

Re: The new and upgraded Framework Laptop

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Post by BaseballPhysics »

coder543 wrote: post #107
justin66 wrote: post #72

> We’ve redesigned our lid assembly for significantly improved rigidity They should make this part available to existing users as a warranty replacement. It sounds like they've addressed a common complaint on their support forums. The lid that flops over because of the hinge's weakness, and the absurd excuses made by company personnel (they claim it was designed this way "to accommodate opening the laptop with one ha…

My framework laptop had no issues with the hinge whatsoever. It honestly might have been a little too stiff for my tastes, but it functioned perfectly, and the screen never budged without me moving it intentionally. (Past tense is because I recently sold it as I was using my M1 MBA way more often, mainly due to how long the framework laptop took to come out of sleep mode by comparison. This isn't really a slight agai…

I have to admit, after roughly 9 months of use, while initially I didn't have issues with the hinge, I've definitely noticed the display tends to flop around when I'm picking up and moving the laptop, or when riding the bus where the laptop is shifting around. For context, my previous laptop was a 5th gen X1 Carbon and I never had that issue with that machine.

I also can't shake the feeling that the hinge has loosened up a bit, but that's purely anecdotal.

My guess is this is both a combination of a slightly less stiff hinge combined with the taller 3:2 display, which leads to more torque being applied to the hinge when the laptop is moving around.

Re: The new and upgraded Framework Laptop

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Post by cyber_kinetist »

intsunny wrote: post #128

I'd really wish for an AMD motherboard. The new AMD chips with the RDNA2 is a Linux user's dream. The open source support is incredible.

I thought that the latest Alder Lake CPUs pretty much catched up with AMD in terms of general performance nowadays. And Intel's iGPU support was rock solid even before AMD.

Re: The new and upgraded Framework Laptop

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Post by freeopinion »

chrisseaton wrote: post #76
capableweb wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Any news on plans for AMD models? This is the only thing stopping me from getting a Framework laptop right now. I'd pay a premium for it as well.

Why is AMD so important to you? Are there any instruction set extensions these days that are only available on AMD? I can only think of things that are the other way around - only on Intel. And if you need something niche like some SIMD extension I guess you're running a server not a laptop?

Why is Intel 12th Gen more important?

AMD is important for multiple reasons.

First, it shows that they listened to feedback. From way over here in the corner it seems like AMD has been the most requested feature for the Framework.

Second, many people perceive that AMD outperforms Intel.

Third, many people think it is extremely important to reward positive competition in the market place.

Eighth, it would truly, truly prove the upgradeability and versatility of the Framework. Then we could move on to imagining dual^H^H^H^Hquad-Arm boards and RISCV boards and other fantasies.

Re: The new and upgraded Framework Laptop

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Post by 867-5309 »

philliphaydon wrote: post #112
whazor wrote: post #106

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Seems to be that the realtek driver issues are mostly for Mac users, which will not be really an issue for Framework users.

I have had many issues with Realtek over the years causing windows to wake. Just changing the network card in my laptop to Intel causes that issue to go away. I won’t buy a motherboard for my desktop if it’s Realtek.

sounds like home is phoning you with a WoWAN from Taiwan

Re: The new and upgraded Framework Laptop

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Post by nrp »

mssdvd wrote: post #89
nrp wrote: post #2

I'm happy to answer any questions around this! We've been working on this since update since we launched the product last year, so we're excited to be able to share it today.

What are the main reasons for not shipping to other EU / EEA countries?

Laptops are uniquely challenging in that each additional country has its own keyboard language, increasing the number of SKUs we need to manage and hold inventory for. This is beyond the normal challenges of entering new markets. We enumerated this in a blog post here: https://frame.work/blog/scaling-up-infrastructure

We are continuing to build the infrastructure and keyboards to expand into more countries though!

Re: The new and upgraded Framework Laptop

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Post by pizza234 »

Alder Lake is still not fully supported by Linux (improvements are coming with v5.18¹, which is not stable yet, and it will take a while to be released into several linux distros (at least the Ubuntu based)).

It's a shame, because it would have been a great moment to offer an AMD alternative.

¹=https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/news/intel-thread-director-c...

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