I got my Frame.work DIY laptop today with:
Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7
32GB (1 x 32GB) DDR4-3200
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 No vPro®
2TB - WD_BLACK™ SN750 NVMe™
Plus these expansion cards
1 HDMI
2 USB-C
1 USB-A
Assembled it in half an hour. Installed Manjaro Gnome 21.1.1 and everything works, including the fingerprint reader.
I'm using it now, and it's already my favorite laptop. #righttorepair
@leo there’s very few non-Mac laptops that have caught my eye in the past decade. And none of them have been as interesting as the Framework.
@leo When do we get a review?
@leo What happens if they go under and you can no longer find their parts?
@dualhammers Most of the parts are off the shelf.
@leo Oh that's good. I was under the impression from the packaging that they had proprietary replaceable parts.
@leo I want one so badly but I cant justify the purchase rn
@leo I’m curious about the keyboard
@Chief TWiT Woo that's so awesome, would love to get one as my next laptop someday.
@leo That sounds awesome mate. May I ask what you paid for it ?
@leo it is awesome! I love the idea of expansion cards. Sadly I need something with stronger GPU 😩
@leo Seems great !!
Have you plug a usb-c dock (with power/keyboard/mouse/double display) on it ?
i think it will be the last thing that would stop me to order this laptop
@leo Nice!! What did you pay for it?
@Ogedei I paid around $2000 but it depends on configuration. Check frame.work for the price.
@leo looks like great fun! Will it come up on twit?
@leo Sweet rig !
@leo Going to come on the Untitled Linux Show to tell us all about it one of these days?
@leo does it have a headphone jack?
@leo It looks like a great idea, and I have been shopping for a laptop, but this is a bit more expensive than I was planning to spend 😩
@leo I hope you saw what Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic) thought of the Framework if you get a chance to read it. He loves it! https://pluralistic.net/2021/09/21/monica-byrne/#think-different
@leo very nice. I've been thinking of picking one of these up with Manjaro as well. I'm interested to see if they'll offer alternative physical keyboard layouts.
@leo What an interesting idea. These are the companies that we need to support.
@leo This looks like a lot of fun. How much does this cost? Wouldn't mind tinkering with Linux if I had a spare PC like this.
@leo I'm truly impressed that Frame.work leveraged USB-C and USB4/Thunderbolt as their modular external connectivity on this laptop. It opens up the possibility of fast external PCIe expansion modules.
@bensonleung It's a very clever idea - and Fraemwork just opened its marketplace for modules. I hope others adopt the idea!
@leo this caught my attention as I killed my Pine64. Two different worlds but I'd rather not pay the Microsoft tax. How has this held up so far?
I just ordered the new PinePhone Pro Explorer Edition - it arrives Friday. The old one was too janky to rely on. I'll let you know how this one fares. @m3g5
@leo I need a new laptop!!