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What are your major criticisms of the framework laptop? (alien.top)
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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

I have a 13 inch/11th Gen Intel from them. So far, I like it a lot more than my previous laptop purchases.

I do not use it for gaming and it is often hooked up to a dock with two displays using one USBC/thunderbolt 4 connection. It's been stable and no complaints with it this way.

The complaints I have, though, are:

  • trackpad is a diving-board style for button pushing (I prefer it to be stationary but the sensitivity is great and gestures with 3-4 fingers work great)

  • I want a matte/anti glare screen (wasn't an option when I ordered my device)

  • battery life - but it's never been a problem since it's mostly plugged in and an older Gen CPU. The newer gen is better with battery life and you can get a more dense battery now than the one I was able to purchase

  • case flexes when I pick it up quickly. It causes the trackpad to click and that has clicked on stuff before