Hello friends
In other network about hardware was suggested the following manufacturer:
Therefore
- Do you have experience with Framework laptops?
Of course the purpose is to used with Linux
Thanks in advance
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Hi @Manuel_Jordan ,
That is interesting.
It says they are repairable and customizable.
That sounds like a much better choice than these modern ultrathin unrepairable laptops that the big stores sell.
Regards
Neville
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Look ideal and easy to sort but not seen or used one live not had hand on experience
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I am typing on mine right now. I got the 13 inch version with the AMD Ryzen 7040 processor, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD. The screen is 2880 x 1920, 120 Hz.
It came as a kit requiring very minor assembly: put the RAM in its socket, put the SSD in its socket, attach the keyboard connector, snap on the bezel, close the lid, flip it over, and tighten five screws on the bottom of the case (they give you the screwdriver), then put in the expansion cards. That’s the entire process. It took me longer to unpack everything from the shipping box than to build the computer.
Not all distros are supported—they are very clear about that. As an Ubuntu user this was not an issue for me since Ubuntu 24.04 is one of their approved distros. You can get it built by them with Windows installed.
The screen, keyboard, and trackpad are all excellent. Battery life seems good but I’m almost always near the charger and don’t know its time limit .
I’m very happy with the computer.
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Woooohooo LEGO laptop!!
Sadly few things will keep me from choosing it soon:
-no keyboard layout for my language
-only US/CA power option
-the price is a bit steep for me
But I do love the basic idea behind this!
I believe any distro with a similar aged (or newer) kernel would work, just without being approved.
I think “officially supported” may mean that if you get stuck with something they are ready to help you (giving some sort of support). Other distros not supported doesn’t necessarily mean it doesn’t work, you are just on your own in case you need technical assistance.
But I may be wrong of course.
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That is is usual?
I am wondering if some of the components might be rare and therefore difficult to replace?
or, perhaps some components are just very new and therefore only supported in leading edge distros?
Anyway, thanks Don, it is great to hear form someone who has used one.
It seems to be a suitable laptop for Linux.
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Thanks for sharing that Don, will be interesting in 12 months or longer if you are still happy.
Yes price would put me off, why are they so expensive is it just to pay for the packing of the parts.
Perhaps the only supported systems are because today they offer X card and tomorrow it will be Y card or the day after Z card ?
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I noticed that too! Looks very interesting (the AMD 13" option)… But by the time I’ve finished configuring - I’m just south of $2500 USD (never mind converting into AUD!)… And just how many add-on “Expansion Cards” would I want? i.e. USB C? USB A? Ethernet?
For that kinda money - I’d probably go for a Mac M2 or M3 or Max…
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Huge thanks to all for your feedback … thus it is expensive yet. Perhaps in a couple of years it would change
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