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 ? 😭 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 🙏🏻
🇫🇷 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.