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Re: The Framework Laptop is now shipping

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Post by ghosty141 »

nrp wrote: post #112
eikenberry wrote: post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

+1, please consider offering this. A track point and 3 real buttons are so much nicer than a trackpad. At least to some of us. ThinkPads success seems to indicate there are a lot of us.

A touchpad with buttons is something that we have explored, and is in theory a replacement module we can create. Inserting a track point would be much more challenging from a cost and engineering feasibility standpoint. We may have underestimated the level of interest around track point...

Trackpoints are still very beloved in the thinkpad-scene and among (for the lack of a better word) "nerds".

This community is not represented on youtube etc. so I guess that's why we don't hear about the interest in trackspoints that much.

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Post by xpe »

Dracophoenix wrote: post #173
xpe wrote: post #102

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Yes, it is nice when people have many choices. History and economics show that markets left to their own devices often give fewer choices than smart combinations of (markets & oversight).

The PC clones of the 80s and 90s beg to differ.

Explain please? Beg to differ with what exactly?

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Post by silon42 »

nrp wrote: post #187
2muchcoffeeman wrote: post #163

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What support like outside the US?

We're currently shipping to the US and Canada. We're working on adding additional countries, and making sure we can offer proper support in addition to being able to ship the product there.

Yes, for Europe you need keyboard with ISO layout (upside down Enter + extra key).

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Post by TimTheTinker »

nrp wrote: post #35
BoysenberryPi wrote: post #26

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2 questions: 1. Have you sent review copies to any independent review channels like LTT, Gamers Nexus, etc etc? I've seen the Tested video but that was in a very controlled environment and I'm mainly waiting on independent reviews before buying one. 2. More of a business question that I'll understand if you don't want to answer, without sharing any actual numbers, has the preorder volume been more or less than you ex…

Yes! We can't pre-announce anyone's reviews, but we have sent review units out to a few of the big tech review YouTube channels. The pre-order volume has been roughly in line with our expectations. The one big surprise for us was just how much more popular the Framework Laptop DIY Edition is than the pre-built Framework Laptop. We expected some preference from early adopters, but it's actually multiples of volume.

> The one big surprise for us was just how much more popular the Framework Laptop DIY Edition is than the pre-built Framework Laptop.

I'd suggest the reason is primarily that it's a lot more configurable -- people can get closer to their ideal feature set for the least spend (if only by not paying for Windows if they just want Linux).

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Post by colordrops »

nrp wrote: post #82
colordrops wrote: post #79

The DIY form jumps around after each selection is made, at least on mobile. Not fatal, but quite annoying.

Thanks for the report! We'll dig into it.

More detail: It takes a couple seconds for the selection to register, and if you scroll after tapping but before it registers, it scrolls back to your original position.

Re: The Framework Laptop is now shipping

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Post by nrp »

numpad0 wrote: post #174
metaphor wrote: post #144

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Had to see for myself[1][2]. Seriously...what are you guys smoking? - topside (primary servicing end) ...and then there's: - frontside (replaceable bezel, magnetic retention) - underside (venting pattern, 6 less securing screws) - keyboard layout (escape, arrows, tilde, backslash, left ctrl, delete) - power button (location, fingerprint reader integration) - peripheral support (modular af, reconfigurable, select your…

Mainboard/logicboard is exactly the same. Left side of the logicboard in the original Acer design is connected via a flex cable, which is where modularity daughterboard goes, which means that that part is custom and probably just a USB-C. The main opening being on topside as opposed to bottom means the enclosure is custom made. So what. Overall it’s not something that we are smoking, it’s basic understanding in lapto…

Apologies, but I don't see it either.

The internals of that Acer: https://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/_processed_/e/0/csm_...

The internals of the Framework Laptop: https://images.prismic.io/frameworkmarketplace/df9863d8-4512...

Re: The Framework Laptop is now shipping

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Post by nrp »

NileTheGreat wrote: post #184

Do you plan to offer replacement parts for the mechanical components? I would love to purchase an extra clamshell for aesthetic customizations, like laser engraving, spray coating, repainting, etc.

Yes, absolutely, and we're really looking forward to seeing the ways people take advantage of that!
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