Framework 13 With AMD Ryzen 7040 Makes For A Great Linux Laptop (Review)
Framework 13 With AMD Ryzen 7040 Makes For A Great Linux Laptop (Review)
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Framework 13 With AMD Ryzen 7040 Series Makes For A Great Linux Laptop Review
Finally here
Disclosure: I bought one because of the idea and dream. It's...okay-ish. I love the idea, but the execution is going to be a time-based thing. They need to fix a lot of issues with power consumption, and I get this will take time, but I just don't understand where their projections for performance and battery life came from on Linux. They have entire papers written on the subject, and a lot of documentation on specific kernel issues and distros, but this is like a Beta. I'm afraid for the 16" AMD version I'm also expecting soon, but got delayed. I REALLY want to love this project, but it's not there yet.
Would love to hear other's experiences.
I've been daily driving a first gen 13"/i7 model for 2 years now. It's not the best laptop I've ever owned, but it's my favorite.
Battery dies in sleep, sometimes it won't wake up... honestly things I can live with. In exchange, I've been able to increase ram, replace the screen, and upgrade the back panel myself. I've also switched up my port configuration twice over the 2 years and that's been super convenient.
It's like running a less mainstream desktop environment: It's got rough edges, but I picked it for reasons besides stability and consistency.
I'm going to grab an AMD mainboard next year instead of buying a new laptop, and will turn the old mobo into a server for my website.
Idk, it's got issues, but no more than any other laptop I've run Linux on. It's good enough and I smile every time I pull it out of my bag and see the gear logo (even when it turns out it died in my bag lol)
We're talking about the AMD model, but thanks for your feedback.
I have the same feelings. I was in the market for a laptop after a long time of desktop use only. I went for it because I love the idea of owning my hardware without any corporate bullshit. But the whole laptop feels very beta, which can be OK, but the price is also quite high.
Pros:
Cons:
On a sidenote, I probably broke my screen a few days ago while trying the fix/debug the graphics/noise problems. I don't know how I fucked up, but 5cm of the screen is permanently black now... On a positive note, replacing it supposedly is quite easy. I hope they ship it fast.
Some of those Cons sound pretty bad, especially the graphics problems. A lot of those I figure I could live with, but some, like the constant noise on the graphics or a low-quality touchpad would be just too much to tolerate.
I am currently awaiting my (pretty damn expensive) Framework 16 at this time, and I can only hope my experience will be a bit better than yours...
Not all of that is true, you who seems to be from Framework. Did you fix the ACPI issues? How about the SLEEP modes? Anything being done about the crazy battery drain on AMD chips?
I've had mine since they launched and haven't had any major complaints, I'd my Linux experience so far has been about same as on previous laptops. Though I will say that it does get fairly toasty.
Your talking about the Intel model then, but thanks for your response.