Framework Laptop 16 Unboxing and Building

I was in Batch 5 of the preorder, and it finally came! I am excited to put this together and invest myself in using it as my daily driver.
I got the Ryzen 7 7840HS with the Radeon 7700S dGPU.
I'm not sponsored nor do I have a Patreon, but if you want to support me and you're looking for a new US mobile carrier (or if you're looking to port your old number to a new carrier), you can use my referal code here when you sign up for Visible.
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So this is how you can help me out! Thanks!

[@emilemouannes2236]

Thats soo cool. Ive seen your profile pic many times on the framework forums. Cool to see you here. Thanks for sharing your experience

[@TechieZeddie]

My pleasure!

[@emilemouannes2236]

By the way, unlike the fw13 you can untighten/tighten the screw of the hinge. I always do that in all my computers to reduce the lid stress. So I always untighten the nut to meet my liking and reduce the force required to open it

[@TechieZeddie]

I did not know that! The hinge is actually nicely balanced I think. It’s a big display and the wobble isn’t that noticeable for me. Opening doesn’t seem too stiff either.

[@C0ttageChees]

Hey! How has it been for the past month? Especially using it with Linux; I plan to dual boot and just pre-ordered mine. =]

[@TechieZeddie]

I found the display to be a bit bothersome with the light bleed. Part of it was due to the pressure from the bezel. The others are the corners from the mounting. I am getting both replaced under warranty so hopefully will be better. Other than the display, I love it! Performance is great, I actually find it very cool for every day tasks. Gaming is the only iffy part. Yes it gets hot and noisy but that’s expected. However the battery drain while plugged in is concerning. Hopefully a 240W PSU will fix that when they finally exist.

[@C0ttageChees]

@@TechieZeddie Thank you very much for taking the time to give me a long-term review! Those are both issues that will get under my skin as well But that's one good thing about ease of repair :)

[@DrVektor]

Your unboxing tool is very interesting.

[@TechieZeddie]

What, the split scissors? Lol, I love that thing! It represents a bad place in my life though... unemployed and suckered into Cutco. 😅

[@MikeTrieu]

​@@TechieZeddieHey, those Cutco shears are nothing to sneeze at. I own two of them. Those suckers cut through pennies 😂

[@TechieZeddie]

@@MikeTrieuI think they demo'd them that way, too, lol. That's why I'm using it as my utility scissor. :) Although, they would be great for kitchen too if you use it to cut chicken bones (I don't cook so... utility for me).