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?
Framework Laptop pre-orders are open, starting at $999
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#82Love it. Feedback would be that the keyboard must have different options for the pad. It looks like the pad now is too big for me at least.
So make it a an option please.
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#83This is not a knock on Framework, but it amuses me that a base spec of 8 GB of RAM is acceptable in 2021. The last time I bought a laptop was 2014. It was a Macbook Pro 15'. Even then, 8 GB was an irritating amount of RAM, so I bumped it up to 16 GB. 7 years later things have hardly improved.
Hey, at least here, you can upgrade after the purchase ;)
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#84Framework founder here. Happy to answer any questions anyone has on the product!
Maybe more feedback than questions, although if there are roadmap items that would address these it'd be good to know! I'm really excited about this — besides repairability, I think the USB-C expansion cards are great, and a really neat solution to a tricky problem. I love the idea of never having to carry a USB-C dongle ever again, particularly when travelling. The blocker that is stopping me ordering this today (be…
We're pretty happy with the display. At a little over 200 PPI, it is basically just over the edge of "retina" where pixels aren't visible at normal viewing distance, while being less power-hungry than a 4k panel.
We offer the DIY Edition without Windows pre-installed, and will be publishing compatibility reports for popular Linux distros.
With Intel 11th Gen CPUs, the Framework Laptop handles up to four simultaneous displays (which can be 4x external displays if you turn off the internal one).
We'll be making review units available before we start shipping products out.
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#85This is not a knock on Framework, but it amuses me that a base spec of 8 GB of RAM is acceptable in 2021. The last time I bought a laptop was 2014. It was a Macbook Pro 15'. Even then, 8 GB was an irritating amount of RAM, so I bumped it up to 16 GB. 7 years later things have hardly improved.
Agree 100%.
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#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
My nitpicking is about its offering only Intel CPUs. Hello? Why do Intel at all, these days? What everybody is desperate for are AMD laptops, which are barely available from the volume makers.
Agreed. Zen3 would’ve been killer and cooler to boot. I wonder if it is a supply concern? Zen2 laptops also ~seemed~ in scarce supply for quite some time last year, even after the launch. How to tease out Intel’s anti-competitive belligerence versus actual supply issues? Zen3 on desktop seems to be regularly available, but desktop is lower volume than mobile. This really deserves an AMD variant. I would suspect Intel…
I love my HP Omen laptop - the guts are beautifully designed.
I really like the idea of Framework - especially how easily the KB appears to be replaceable.
The keyboards on the Clio made S76 machines I had (gazelles) were completely non-replaceable.
What would be great ultimately is a splash-proof kb on a machine.
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#87I can hardly wait for them to be available in the EU/Germany. This is pretty close to my ideal laptop: reasonable aspect ratio, repairability and a competitive price point.
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#88Wish there was a ATX-like standard for laptops. It wouldn't work for 13-inch laptops with super-tight internals, but for gaming laptops and mobile workstations it'd be awesome. Imagine your laptop is getting a bit old, so you swap out motherboard, CPU and RAM. That's the kind of laptop I want.
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#89Echoing the other feedback here--I thought it would be cheaper too. The DIY edition where you have to bring your own components is at least double the price of a slightly slower laptop with RAM and storage included. I was expecting the DIY to start at $300-400, the current price point is far too high for unproven build quality.
Re: Framework Laptop pre-orders are open, starting at $999
#90This is not a knock on Framework, but it amuses me that a base spec of 8 GB of RAM is acceptable in 2021. The last time I bought a laptop was 2014. It was a Macbook Pro 15'. Even then, 8 GB was an irritating amount of RAM, so I bumped it up to 16 GB. 7 years later things have hardly improved.
> This is not a knock on Framework, but it amuses me that a base spec of 8 GB of RAM is acceptable in 2021.