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Framework Laptop 13 review: a DIY dream come true

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Re: Framework Laptop 13 review: a DIY dream come true

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Post by iamnotamouse »

I like my 2022 framework, but the Linux support has been disappointing.

I've had off and on display issues: both the built-in display, which used to constantly freeze (now less so), and external displays which sometimes will stop working until I switch kernels. Battery life is awful -- it'll last maybe 8 hours with the screen off (doing basically nothing, but not sleeping). A few hours of actual use. Sometimes the replaceable ports stop working until I re-insert them after boot. The manual screen brightness doesn't work until you disable the auto adjustment and reboot (not sure if this was fixed).

It's about the level of support I'd expect form a laptop not specifically advertised as Linux friendly, except Linux was part of the marketing for Framework.

Just want to put this out there since this review didn't test Linux.

Re: Framework Laptop 13 review: a DIY dream come true

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Post by camgunz »

rfwhyte wrote: post #57

The Verge has to have some of the worst reviews on the entire internet. All they ever talk about is subjective stuff like how the product "Looks" and "Feels" and are seemingly incapable of doing any actual work to provide things like benchmarks, comparisons, charts, graphs, etc. Just more of the same low effort, low quality garbage reporting as usual from the Verge. Like how do you do an entire review and not have a…

I think this is pretty unfair, they do a recap of stats and include battery life and speaker loudness measurements. Like a sibling comment says, feel and experience matter also.

That said, it sounds like you'd be happier with Notebookcheck's review [0].

[0]: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Core-i7-1370P-performance-debu...

Re: Framework Laptop 13 review: a DIY dream come true

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Post by chabad360 »

nrp wrote: post #2

I'm happy to answer questions that folks have around this product.

Are we going to see improvements to the pricing overtime (and not just for last gen mobos)? Even the OP mentions that a roughly identical (spec wise) Dell laptop is $350 cheaper. It's rather hard for me (and even harder to convince someone else) to swallow that much of a premium.

Re: Framework Laptop 13 review: a DIY dream come true

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Post by flapjaxy »

gubneor wrote: post #15
flapjaxy wrote: post #11

Are there any plans to enhance the sound quality in future iterations? The 80dB speaker upgrade makes it louder, but the sound quality is still lacking compared to other traditional machines.

whats a traditional machine? it sounds a lot better than the system76 i had prior to it

I was comparing the sound quality to Lenovo's, Thinkpads, and MacBooks. I find my framework sounds muddier and more distorted than all of them. I acknowledge that the Mac might be unfair since it's in a different price and quality range, the Lenovo quality seems doable though.

Re: Framework Laptop 13 review: a DIY dream come true

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Post by bestouff »

princevegeta89 wrote: post #69
lewisinc wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you looked into Asahi Linux?

Yes, but it's still miles away from being complete and I'm not sure if it will land in the next year

I also have an m1 under linux and I regret choosing it.
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