Framework 16 or... What?

q974739 · 4 Jul 2023 at 15:43

I'm looking at buying a laptop - no surprise. Considering waiting for the 16 inch framework (upgradable!) Or just saying sod it, and getting something cheaper.

What I need is probably not that special. Light to medium duty gaming, 1080p, 16gb. Shouldn't the that hard, but I looked at the G line (worked for the wife last time) and it was either 8gb or hugely expensive. Which sucked.

I love the idea of the framework... but I'd find it useful to have it by Friday.... Not the end of the year. Budget is flexible, prefer less than 1k?

MrRockliffe · 4 Jul 2023 at 16:10

Do a good thing and support a company who are more ethically minded than the competition, even if it means waiting :-)

q974739 · 4 Jul 2023 at 19:38

MrRockliffe said:
Do a good thing and support a company who are more ethically minded than the competition, even if it means waiting

I'd feel better about waiting if we had a better timeframe?

tris179 · 4 Jul 2023 at 22:41

I am in the same postion, looking at the 13, and love the whole concept of it tbh!

I'd say wait for it, as I understand it is end of summer, sometime

IanAG · 9 Jul 2023 at 08:06

Same, have 13 AMD on order, but keep on thinking of alternatives, hoping the end Q3 is accurate and the latest it will be!

q974739 · 18 Jul 2023 at 16:12

So framework 16 available for pre-order. Thoughts? Good enough graphics, do you think? Worth wait, or, time to cheap out?

random_matt · 18 Jul 2023 at 20:21

Damn, fluttering on pre-ordering. I am going back to uni in September and need a laptop to be honest. If there is a chance of even one future GPU expansion, then it may be worth a punt. The 7700s should be good enough for Starfield.

LostCorpse · 18 Jul 2023 at 20:50

looking for some reviews on the Framework 16
i love the idea of it and what the company is doing, i'm interested in how the swappable graphics is going to work out, and what perfromance +/- will be on it.

random_matt · 18 Jul 2023 at 21:42

Pre-ordered, batch allocations were plummeting and I got scared :cry:

. You only pay a £100 deposit at present and the rest later, there is plenty of time to cancel if you change your mind.

IanAG · 18 Jul 2023 at 22:52

Crazy how quick the pre-order batches have gone! Have ordered a fully loaded 16 also, won't get both for sure but will see closer to the end of Q3 whether the 16 feels worth it over the 13 - I suspect impatience will get the better of me by then and as long as the 13 doesn't slip will go for that!

IanAG · 27 Oct 2023 at 17:05

My 13 AMD has arrived! Know the thread is for the 16, need to decide now whether the 16 is really needed...

Good news is that my Dell thunderbolt (WD19TBS) dock seems to mostly work (no sound through HDMI) with both my monitors running at 60Hz (2560x2880 &3840x2160) which I was apprehensive about.

random_matt · 24 Jan 2024 at 17:57

Turned out to be a dud.

LostCorpse · 24 Jan 2024 at 19:50

random_matt said:
Turned out to be a dud.

you got one and it was a dud? or you cancealled

random_matt · 24 Jan 2024 at 20:50

LostCorpse said:
you got one and it was a dud? or you cancealled

Read the reviews. I also had one pre-ordered like many, many others and they have literally only started shipping.

LostCorpse · 24 Jan 2024 at 21:50

just read the verge review. Yes its sort of what i was expecting.
but i agree with the sentament i want it to work!
thanks for heads up hadnt realised the reviews were released. be good to hear more about the vapor chamber cooling testing as those dont appear to be inluded in testing.