Re: [GTALUG] Do people have opinions about the Framework modular laptop

On Tue, 19 Oct 2021 at 07:57, Dave Collier-Brown via talk wrote: > > On 2021-10-18 16:12, Lennart Sorensen via talk wrote: > > > I would certainly also like to see an AMD option. > > > > Although for me the main issue is that a 13.5" laptop has zero interest > > to me. Too small. Come with a

Re: [GTALUG] Do people have opinions about the Framework modular laptop

On 2021-10-18 16:12, Lennart Sorensen via talk wrote: I would certainly also like to see an AMD option. Although for me the main issue is that a 13.5" laptop has zero interest to me. Too small. Come with a 15" or 17" and I will be interested. My wife has a 15" Mac laptop, and never takes

Re: [GTALUG] Do people have opinions about the Framework modular laptop

| From: Evan Leibovitch via talk | They've not taken sides on Linux vs Microsoft ... you pay the Windows tax | as everything ships with it. That sure sounds like "taking sides" to me. I'm no insider, but the rumours about Microsoft contracts seem to make this wise. If all units ship with

Re: [GTALUG] Do people have opinions about the Framework modular laptop

I'm getting one as well for the office with the i7 CPU. I'd hate to see this undertaking fail so hopefully these orders help them some. I've always bought AMD for desktop when it made sense, but mobile AMD CPUs have "burned" me few too many times in the 2000s and I'm now hesitant to get them in

Re: [GTALUG] Do people have opinions about the Framework modular laptop

On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 12:43:03PM -0400, Giles Orr via talk wrote: > Cory is good Toronto content, and among his many achievements, I think > excessive honesty is one of them so yes, I'll trust his review. On > the other hand, reading it is a bit more than a review of the > Framework, as he lays

Re: [GTALUG] Do people have opinions about the Framework modular laptop

Of late, wired Ethernet has required dongles mainly because the RJ45 jack is just too thick for modern laptop frames. Pop-out ones have been with us for a long time in a number of designs but

Re: [GTALUG] Do people have opinions about the Framework modular laptop

They do offer a "DIY version" which you assemble yourself, and can also ship without an OS. It is cheaper than the pre-configured models, but I'm not sure how much of that is labor savings vs. the OS. There is no ethernet jack -- hopefully we'll see a module for that in the future. The only

Re: [GTALUG] Do people have opinions about the Framework modular laptop

This looks really promising. But short term unboxings and launch-time reviews can only go so far. They've not taken sides on Linux vs Microsoft ... you pay the Windows tax as everything ships with it. But they seem to do testing for its devices under Linux, which would be extra important to me

Re: [GTALUG] Do people have opinions about the Framework modular laptop

On Fri, 15 Oct 2021 at 18:42, GS via talk wrote: > > I've had my eye on it since the reviewers first got their hands on it. So far > the reception has been overwhelmingly positive but finding opinions you can > trust can be difficult. I tend to trust Cory, Leo and Linus. > >

Re: [GTALUG] Do people have opinions about the Framework modular laptop

I am getting one of the i5 models from their October batch -- shipping any day now. I was due for a new laptop and Framework seemed like a concept that I should financially support. They have a pretty active linux section in their community discussion forums:

Re: [GTALUG] Do people have opinions about the Framework modular laptop

I've had my eye on it since the reviewers first got their hands on it. So far the reception has been overwhelmingly positive but finding opinions you can trust can be difficult. I tend to trust Cory, Leo and Linus.

[GTALUG] Do people have opinions about the Framework modular laptop

I see from Slashdot that it has an app store now: * https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/21/10/14/2110258/modular-framework-laptop-gets-marketplace-for-all-those-modules *