this post was submitted on 18 Jul 2023
898 points (99.0% liked)

Technology

57432 readers
5593 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.


Our Rules


  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots


founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

Image description: Image shows batches 1, 2 and 3 sold out for the Ryzen 7 7840HS which costs $1,399.

For now both DIY and prebuild edition (all configurations) are in batch 4 which ships in late Q4 2023.

top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 75 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m guessing Linus’s investment is safe then :)

[–] [email protected] 127 points 1 year ago (2 children)

His investment is probably part of why these are such a hot commodity.

The media presence and advertising from LMG is worth a crazy amount. His followers are the exact target audience of this device and as long as he’s showing off what they’re up to I think they’ll continue to sell like this.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Spot on. I would have no idea Framework existed without LTT, and I likely would not have clicked into the article or comments on this thread, either.

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

Never heard of them before this but the name and sold out had me curious so I looked them up. If I was in the market for laptop this would for sure be my top choice. I greatly prefer my desktop and anything I can't do there I just do on my phone so everytime I get the itch for a laptop I regret buying it because it ends up just sitting.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] [email protected] 72 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm really happy they're seeing good demand. Fully upgradable laptops have been a dream of mine for years and I've been thinking when it's time for me to replace mine, the Framework would be at the top of my list.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago

My only hesitation points when I first heard about the laptop was whether the company would survive long enough to make upgrades/accessories and whether the main board upgrades would actually work. The concept was, as you say, a dream.

Both of those concerns have faded away for me, my next laptop is pretty much 100% going to be a framework. Just need to stop spending money on dumb stuff so I can afford it...

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Next time I need to replace my laptop I'll be getting a Framework if possible. I hate having old electronics go to waste and my devices are usually still in very good condition, just the internals can't keep up, so this sort of laptop was made for me. Plus I love tinkering with electronics and some of those modules look interesting!

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hell yeah Framework deserves all the goodness coming their way. I have an ASUS that's serving me well for now, but I think when I go to replace it next year, they're the ones I'm going to. Hopefully by then, they have AMD boards in the smaller sizes.

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago

I'm glad to see the reception on this. Framework is doing a lot of good to help drive consumers toward more repairable options, and drive competitors to hopefully do the same in the long run. Hats off to them.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They really do produce great hardware, in my dev team we either use MacBooks or Framework Laptops depending on what everyone wants to use. Upgradability is great and everyone is really happy with their device so far.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

can confirm. Work thinkpad broke a year ago and switched to a framework (had the exact same price for the same specced thinkpad, but was fully repeairable copared to thinkpads).

And just last week I received my personal 13gen intel framework.

Great hardware

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Batches 4 and 5 are also sold out by now.

Meanwhile, batches 8 and 9 have been added to the list. Looks like they did not anticipate this kind of success.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

I'm glad they're doing well, sadly Framework isn't available in my country, otherwise I'd consider them for my next laptop.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

waits excitedly for Framework to ship in my region

It's fine, my current laptop has a couple of years life left in it. They'll open up orders by then right? Right?

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How many is a "batch" I wonder?

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Great to see this news about a company focused on repairability and sustainability .

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can also buy MiniPCs from bee-link or others with same AMD or others powerful ones for cheap, if you don't absolutely need a laptop

[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You could also buy soup from the grocery store if you’re hungry.

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

I’ve been curious about these framework laptops for a while now. They seem pretty rad, but I really only compute on desktop, have a work provided laptop that could never be this, and the only other computer I need in my life is a Mac for app development, which this can’t fulfill. If I ever need a non-Mac laptop for personal use, framework would be the thing though.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I want one so fucking badly, but I can't really justify the cost. But I could... Just... Get one anyway. Somebody help me.

Also, when will they be delivered? Not that quickly I suppose? Edit: I can't read apparently.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (11 children)

As soon as ortho keyboards are a possibility it's an insta-buy from me: https://twitter.com/FrameworkPuter/status/1648371892062130176

load more comments (11 replies)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I really hope they are successful, I would get one too if I didnt need a new laptop.

Still have my trusty Lenovo X1 Carbon 5th Gen. Once this laptop dies or my system requiments change, I will get a Framework system.

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I actually have no idea what Framework is.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Check it out! It's a great, modular, and repairable laptop with comparable prices for the specs in regards to mainstream laptops.

You can even upgrade the motherboard, which means as long as the company doesnt go under you can just infinitely reuse and upgrade it kinda like a tower PC.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Check the frame.work website. User repairable and upgradeable. Neat part is removable swappable ports so you configure the sides of your laptop how you like it.

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

I just looked at the framework site. My wifes laptop died recently and was looking at a new one.

Literally everything from the last year is out of stock new stock is pre-order only.

I think they may have some 11th gen models still.

I just bought the wife a Thinkpad T480 refurb instead for 400 bucks.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now they're up to Batch 6 (first Q1 batch!)

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

If I didn't have several laptops already I'd have picked one of these up.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I almost threw my hat in this ring but I must wait on people who use Linux to get ahold of it and review it. Proably an early 2024 buy date for me.

load more comments (5 replies)
load more comments
view more: next ›