Framework 13\" Ryzen 7 - 32GO ram - 500Go
Hi guys !
After a week with my new framework 13" i wanted to share a quick feedback about my experience :
Pros
- Framework team did a great job with the hardware modularity, a 15yo kid should be able to setting up a laptop
- I'm in love with the QR Codes to help people set up the computer, good idea !
- The keyboard keys are smooth and close to what i had on a MacBook Pro, which is quite rare
- Working well with ArchLinux (EndeavourOS), first try, in less than 10min the OS was fully installed. I just had a too sensitive touchpad, i fixed it with some tricks
Cons
- Speakers are very bad, i don't really need it but for people who need it most, it can be a pain point.
- Screen ratio/resolution and frequency. Why a 3:2 screen and not a 16:9 one ? ๐ญ in the same way, it would be very good to have a screen who support at least 120hz (screen resolution/ratio is to me, a really pain point)
- Bonus: If one day you managed to implement an ARM architecture or other fanless architecture ... it would be the PERFECT computer.
Thanks for all the persons involved in this project ๐๐ป
๐ซ๐ท To french speaker, I made a blog post
the speakers really are framework's achilles' heel and there is no reliable fix unfortunately. there isn't a general issue with the screen ratio (it's a matter of taste and i'm sure you'll get used to it quickly), but the weird resolution and the fact that it forces fractional scaling is still a bit annoying on linux, comparatively.
on arm: there's been a lot of speculation, for a while there was no viable option but a new challenger appeared and i'd be surprised if framework hadn't started talking to them yet.