WHY THE HALF SIZE ARROWS?!
FFS, it's a 16" machine, there so much space.
Framework announces AMD, new Intel gen, 16“ laptop and more
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Re: Framework announces AMD, new Intel gen, 16“ laptop and more
#252I'm a very happy Framework laptop daily user. I want to get so many upgrades now: AMD mainboard, 4kg hinge kit, New louder speakers, 61Wh battery, Blank ISO keyboard, WiFi 6E card.
The only downside is that's so many components, instead of upgrading, I'll probably buy a whole new one and donate the old one to friends or family. :)
Great work @nrp and team.
Re: Framework announces AMD, new Intel gen, 16“ laptop and more
#253Noice.
First time they've put a product out that matches my requirement: large screen, decent GPU, AMD CPU.
But argh ... no numpad, so no can use Blender on it :(
[EDIT]: aha, but I read:
Input Module system
When starting the design of a larger screen laptop, one of the key questions was: Numpad, or no numpad? After performing some market research, we found out there is almost exactly a 50/50 split between people who love and need numpads and people who hate them. We used this as an opportunity to not only let you pick your preference there, but also completely customize the input experience.
Very nice
Re: Framework announces AMD, new Intel gen, 16“ laptop and more
#254Did they announce the dimensions of the 16' model? I've not seen them.
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#255Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ooh, how do you do that? I got a windows one, since I figured I may dual boot it, but I never do. A VM would be a good use of that license.
Here's a good start: https://community.frame.work/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-dual-... See also https://gist.github.com/Informatic/49bd034d43e054bd1d8d4fec3...
Brilliant, thanks!
Re: Framework announces AMD, new Intel gen, 16“ laptop and more
#256Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ooh, how do you do that? I got a windows one, since I figured I may dual boot it, but I never do. A VM would be a good use of that license.
Depends how your Windows was licensed; if you had OEM license with license key that you had to type in (this is usually when Windows license is an option), or if the key was embedded in BIOS (when Windows license is provided and it is not an option). In the second case, you have to pass through SLIC and MSDM ACPI tables from host to guest. For example, like this: https://gist.github.com/Informatic/49bd034d43e054bd1d8…
Brilliant, thanks!
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#257Earlier quoted context omitted.
Hey! I pre-ordered an AMD version as soon as the site would handle it, but I wasn't able to choose between the mattte and glossy display. Is there any way to get the matte display with the new AMD option?
The Matte display version is pre-installed on all 13th Gen Intel Core and AMD Ryzen 7040 Series Framework Laptops. If you do want a glossy display, it's available as a module in the Marketplace to swap in (or you can pick up an older 11th Gen, 12th Gen, or Chromebook Edition which also have the original display).
Is there any reason why this isn’t a choice at least for the DIY configurations? Otherwise seems a bit wasteful and against the ethos of the company.
Re: Framework announces AMD, new Intel gen, 16“ laptop and more
#258Would help if you can show the attributes that vary with price first to make sense of why they are priced so differently.
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#259Earlier quoted context omitted.
Previous framework was 3:2, not 16:9 so there isn't a ridiculous amount of width. But yes, a vertical column of dedicated keys is a decent compromise that doesn't shift the keyboard over much. I had that on an older luggable.
You don't have to shift the keyboard over at all. That can stay centered and there's room for a 2x3 block of edit keys plus an inverted-T with full height up and down arrows. All it takes is willingness to be a leader instead of a follower copying one company's misguided minimalism-at-all-costs.
Because of the screen ratio, there's simply no space to do that on a Framework 13, without reducing key spacing: there is almost exactly 1 cm of space between the last keys and the actual edge of the frame.
On the Framework 16, I wouldn't be surprised if someone makes that: it looks like the design would accommodate a left/right-hand side narrow input module with the keyboard still centred.
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#260Earlier quoted context omitted.
https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/qmk_firmware If this is anything to go off of, then it seems like they are going to support embedding full QMK enabled input devices. Extremely exciting!
They're using QMK on their prototype keyboard and numpad input modules (which are RP2040-based internally). The interface for input modules to the rest of the computer is "just" USB 2.0, so you could put just about anything there that'll fit in one of the input module form factors. Although high resolution, high frame rate touchscreens are probably out because of bandwidth constraints (since it is only USB 2.0).
It's plausible to use something like a DisplayLink controller, or for lower resolution even a microcontroller with flexible high speed peripherals like an RP2040 with the PIO interface.