My Framework laptop is here! ✨ It's a modular, repairable laptop that I've been hearing really good things about!
This is the "DIY edition", so let's assemble all the pieces together!
I'm greeted by a small envelope in the lid of the box, which contains... stickers! \o/ And a QR code leading to the assembly guide.
The keyboard, the display bezel, the main device itself, and the "expansion cards" all come in their own boxes.
Not super happy about the choice of Torx screws, as I feel I won't always have one at hand. But at least the prodvide a screwdriver! :)
Here's the main component! Excited to peek inside...
Let's install the RAM! I got 2 x 16 GB from a different vendor. My last laptop that had swappable RAM was my first Thinkpad 14 years ago.
I really hope that in another 10 years, we'll think of swappable laptop parts as totally normal again...
Next, we attach the keyboard and the touchpad...
... and the bezel. I got a green one! 💚
First impressions of the #Framework laptop (in comparison to my previous X1 Yoga Gen 5)! First, the bad things:
Under load, the fan is really loud.
The speakers sound a bit tinny/compressed.
At first, I was extremely distressed because the Ctrl + Fn keys are swapped, but thankfully, you can revert that in the BIOS.
I miss the trackpoint. :( Think I'll have to learn even more keyboard shortcuts.
When I tried attaching two external screens via a docking station, the Framework crashed :O
Things I like:
The 3D performance of the integrated AMD GPU is a huge step up from the X1!
The aluminum body and the keyboard feel really nice.
The BIOS boots super fast!
I like the 3:2 screen ratio.
1⭐5
