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What are your major criticisms of the framework laptop? (alien.top)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I am considering a purchase as a student although it is really expensive.

What are your major criticisms of the framework laptop?

E.g.

- I have heard that it discharges battery even while powered off (a very serious issue IMO).

Also, I will be using win10/11 and fedora most likely. So any Linux-related issues (e.g. hardware support) I would really like to know.

Thanks for any ideas.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (4 children)

The common ones I’ve seen are weak speakers, display hinges (much more infrequent), the case being made of a softer aluminum, display brightness (not quite sure why this pops up, but it does), trackpad quality, and battery life under Linux.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I managed to get a significant dent in the bottom of the case on my first day carrying it to work. I'd never dented a laptop before. I have a hard case for it now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I would like to buy a hard case too. Where did you get it from?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

display brightness (not quite sure why this pops up, but it does)

Can you explain? You like the brightness?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I literally used the display in direct sunlight on a bright day, how the hell did screen brightness come up.

Everything else i either agree or can confirm

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Also the up and down arrow keys being miniature, and the page up/down and home/end requires both the arrows and the fn key from the opposite side of the keyboard.