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Disclosure: I bought one because of the idea and dream. It's...okay-ish. I love the idea, but the execution is going to be a time-based thing. They need to fix a lot of issues with power consumption, and I get this will take time, but I just don't understand where their projections for performance and battery life came from on Linux. They have entire papers written on the subject, and a lot of documentation on specific kernel issues and distros, but this is like a Beta. I'm afraid for the 16" AMD version I'm also expecting soon, but got delayed. I REALLY want to love this project, but it's not there yet.
Would love to hear other's experiences.
I've been daily driving a first gen 13"/i7 model for 2 years now. It's not the best laptop I've ever owned, but it's my favorite.
Battery dies in sleep, sometimes it won't wake up... honestly things I can live with. In exchange, I've been able to increase ram, replace the screen, and upgrade the back panel myself. I've also switched up my port configuration twice over the 2 years and that's been super convenient.
It's like running a less mainstream desktop environment: It's got rough edges, but I picked it for reasons besides stability and consistency.
I'm going to grab an AMD mainboard next year instead of buying a new laptop, and will turn the old mobo into a server for my website.
Idk, it's got issues, but no more than any other laptop I've run Linux on. It's good enough and I smile every time I pull it out of my bag and see the gear logo (even when it turns out it died in my bag lol)
We're talking about the AMD model, but thanks for your feedback.
Woops, missed that context! Assumed you meant 13 inch framework models in general!
I have a 13" AMD, so all good!
Edit: Reddit comments from 3 months ago, and we all have the same issues: https://www.reddit.com/r/framework/comments/1659t7y/amd_13_any_review/
I have the same feelings. I was in the market for a laptop after a long time of desktop use only. I went for it because I love the idea of owning my hardware without any corporate bullshit. But the whole laptop feels very beta, which can be OK, but the price is also quite high.
Pros:
Cons:
On a sidenote, I probably broke my screen a few days ago while trying the fix/debug the graphics/noise problems. I don't know how I fucked up, but 5cm of the screen is permanently black now... On a positive note, replacing it supposedly is quite easy. I hope they ship it fast.
Some of those Cons sound pretty bad, especially the graphics problems. A lot of those I figure I could live with, but some, like the constant noise on the graphics or a low-quality touchpad would be just too much to tolerate.
I am currently awaiting my (pretty damn expensive) Framework 16 at this time, and I can only hope my experience will be a bit better than yours...
I've had mine for two years, haven't had op's problems (software problems don't apply since I don't actually run Linux on mine).
The problems I have had have all been fixed to my knowledge, except battery life, which has improved but can always be better.
I don't know if those are Amd, framework or Linux issues and who is to blame. The cpu is very new so there might be more driver issues than normal. Hopefully these issues get resolved with future updates. The first firmware update didn't help my issues.
Most of the time the noise is negligible, but with dark screens and resource intensive tasks it gets more noticeable and pronounced. But it's better than the screen tearing other users experience.
I'm wishing you luck that most of the issues are resolved when they ship the framework 16. I'm very tempted to get that one as well, just for a custom ortho keyboard if they ever make one...
Not all of that is true, you who seems to be from Framework. Did you fix the ACPI issues? How about the SLEEP modes? Anything being done about the crazy battery drain on AMD chips?
Those are my personal experiences, they might not be representative for all users, but those are my issues. I don't work for framework amd can't give you updates regarding support issues.
I've had mine since they launched and haven't had any major complaints, I'd my Linux experience so far has been about same as on previous laptops. Though I will say that it does get fairly toasty.
Your talking about the Intel model then, but thanks for your response.