Framework Laptop 13 Pro

cassianoleal

The whole page advertises how well this runs Linux, but then… > The side-firing speakers are tuned with Dolby Atmos® to deliver clear, balanced audio on Windows

whalesalad

Pre-ordered a Ultra X7 358H with 32GB as an upgrade from an M2 Air. I hope that I do not regret this.

rglover

Has anyone made the jump from a Mac to Framework as a daily driver? This is the first model to get my attention as a possible candidate for a full switch to Linux.

sharms

This is great - a Macbook Pro for Linux users, made of CNC milled aluminum, haptic trackpad, and 20+ hours of 4k video playback under Linux

pojntfx

I'm really looking forward to having this as the go-to laptop to recommend to devs again. The original Framework chassis was really showing it's age next to e.g. a MacBook Pro or the new XPS 14. Having mainline Linux on a system with 24h+ battery life in a 13" case is pretty damn impressive.

iamcalledrob

I really wish this had a 4K display option. As someone who dislikes fractional scaling. I'm clinging on to my older Thinkpad X1 because the 4K display is so good.

kingsleyopara

I really want to love this thing but at least in the UK, matching specs it comes out as more expensive than the MBP - even worse when you factor in potential discounts/sales which framework doesn't offer. Framework 13 Pro: £2064 (Ultra X7 358H, 16GB, 1TB, default ports, no adapter) Framework 13 Pro: £2264 (Ultra X7 358H, 32GB, 1TB, default ports, no adapter) MacBook Pro 14: £1699 (M5, 16GB, 1TB, no adapter) MacBook Pro 14: £2099 (M5, 32GB, 1TB, no adapter) MacBook Pro 14: £2199 (M5 Pro, 24GB, 1TB, no adapter) - added as I think it’s an even better deal

NewJazz

LPCAMM2 looks interesting. How much is that RAM though :'(

mikkelam

I've been super happy with my Framework desktop. And since getting that I've been craving replacing my MacBook... This looks super attractive

sosodev

TIL LPCAMM2 exists. What an awesome solution to allow memory replacements while meeting all of the other requirements for laptops.

IshKebab

64GB of RAM is £850? Insane timeline.

ciaranmca

Don’t think I have ever came across a queue to buy a laptop before but congrats to the framework team.

chis

It's so cool that every individual upgrade they did here can be hot-swapped back to the older designs. That's a huge extra lift that they didn't have to do. To be specific: There's a new lower chassis, and a new chassis top with haptic touchpad. On my older framework I could buy just the chassis top to get the new touchpad. Crazy that they could make that work. I also just really admire the CEO for doing these semi-scripted public presentations nerding out over the new devices and shouting out specific team members who did the designs. Really hope the company is doing well. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSxgCEpkiKM

dehugger

A laptop without a unified memory model is categorically incapable of being the "ultimate developer laptop". Framework already have Strix Halo machines, I don't know why they felt the need to hamstring this thing with Intel.

jasonjmcghee

Out of sheer curiosity, why do apple devices have astronomically longer battery life when sleeping? (How is the sleep so efficient?) I was busy with work and didn't touch my personal laptop for a few weeks and it still had well over half the battery.

cyberax

I was hoping for a monitor update for the 16" laptop. But: > 16" 16:1- Anti-glare matte display (2560x1600), 500 nits, no HDR Sorry. That's just not going to cut it. These are 5-year-old specs.

koalaman

I'm struggling to understand if this supports usb-c based thunderbolt

unethical_ban

This is awesome. I like my 2 year old framework and this new RAM looks really interesting, I need to learn more. However, the 358H processor + 64GB RAM + 1TB NVMe is $2700. Wow. Even if I sold my current AMD 7840U with 64GB of RAM it would still be quite an investment. The biggest question I have, which is probably easily searchable: How well will this run local LLMs? Seems the RAM is fast enough.

skywal_l

75% keyboard?

lawn

Please say that the new keyboard has QMK support? It's the one thing I'm jealous of the Laptop 16 together with their key module that should let you design arbitrary layouts.