Live Q&A with Framework Founder & CEO Nirav Patel

[@ToumalRakesh]

I'd love to see a haptic touchpad option!

[@andrewyu8234]

Nothing wrong with the current trackpad on my 16, it's actually really good for a windows laptop, but the macbook trackpad just feels really nice

[@Winnetou17]

When I saw this was streamed 3 hours ago I was like "dang it, I missed my opportunity", but then Nirav said he's not going to answer questions about future features and such, which is totally what I wanted to ask. Buuuuut, in case folks from Framework read this and need statistics on what people want, I would also put my interest on CAMM2. I dream of getting a Framework 16 with Arrow Lake and 128-192 GB of RAM, hopefully at 6000 MT/s. My current 8 year old ASUS laptop (17.3" desktop replacement RoG) can't last much more and I do want the next laptop to be on the same vein - big, powerful and to last me at least 7 years, preferably 10.

[@entity-bl5og]

Why arrow lake specifically? Just curious

[@Winnetou17]

@@entity-bl5og No real good reason. I kind of see Intel as the underdog now, people not giving it slack even when they're going in the right direction. Usually Intel had better memory support and uplifts and also more tunable. Well, the support isn't exactly that much better now, if we exclude CUDIMMs, but still. Also, Arrow Lake still fared pretty well in production benchmarks. For the gaming I'll do, it will also do very well, I don't need super high framerates. Lastly, it's a new platform and I would like to toy with it. I'm to this day disappointed to see noone at least trying to run Meteor Lake just on the 2 LPE-cores. And see if that can be used in the day-to-day activity. Arrow Lake doesn't have that (Lunar Lake does though) but it has another host of knobs. Not sure how many will be on the mobile chips though. So, yeah, these are the main reasons. All pretty subjective, since I'm sure I couldn't go wrong with an AMD chip. And if for some reasons Arrow Lake on mobile proves dezastrous, I will go AMD.

[@420Star69]

Love my AMD Framework 13 ! Top build quality & powerhouse in a tiny package. Thank you.

[@キーノマサカリ]

自分で整備できるノートブックが楽しいですが、一刻も早く日本市場でも販売を希望します！！

[@FR4M3Sharma]

Dang, I thought they were in Japan already.

[@jozsefizsak]

I love the idea of going into a mature market and choosing the part of it that I want to compete in and the best way to differentiate my product. The consumer and environmental focus is definitely the right one, so we're on the same page here. Best wishes and continued success! 😊

[@louishurr393]

Wow, love this format. Thank you Nirav!

[@n0refuge]

I love my Frame Work 16 and look forward to the future of Frame Work.

[@lorenzobiassio]

Really great to see that the first question answered was about CAMM2. I currently own a FW13 with AMD and I'm holding on to buying more ram for it because I'm waiting for a new (preferably AMD) board announcement using CAMM2

[@HxHStudios]

hope to see this more in the future! was really fun

[@FR4M3Sharma]

I hope you expand to more countries soon.

[@OverlordActual]

Would you commit to some sort of trade in program for the CPU/GPU module on Framework 16? Looking forward to the option to upgrade but I would not have a use for the older components. Would be nice to just send back to framework if you could more easily get it repurposed. Even if we get like $100-$200 for the trade.

[@FR4M3Sharma]

There is a forum as well as the subreddit where you can sell your old framework hardware.

[@OverlordActual]

@@FR4M3Sharma Don't know why I didn't notification of this reply but thanks. Honestly prefer to just let Framework handle that but good to know.

[@Clickworker101]

I love to see a high volume low cost option with only usb c always the same motherboard and a plastic enclosure.

[@NathanMichalik]

I missed the stream, but I'd really like to know the plans for how long to support the FW13/16 chassis. It was something I didn't think critically about and just somewhat 'assumed' it would be 'forever'. Linus mentioned something in a video once that mentioned the chassis might not be the same long term.

[@10bokaj]

I wish there was customizability for the 16 inch, but it seems there is very little customizability for keyboard and screen and GPU.

[@-_-----]

Great stream! U da man, Nirav 🙏

[@LinuxIsNotAnOperatingSystem]

I wish I had the time to watch this full video. Could anyone point out some highlights?

[@Shrp91]

Thank you for doing these.

[@leifster_cheifster]

It is unfortunate I couldn't come see this live, I was in my digital electronics class. I have a question if it could still be answered: Is there any opportunity for summer/year long student internship positions? If so, would students outside of the US be considered? I love the work Framework does and would love to be part of it someday!

[@egalanos]

Audio quality was painful

[@FR4M3Sharma]

Most likely bad internet.

[@Winnetou17]

Yeah, though it got decent at around the 11 minute mark. Still something they can improve upon. I don't think it was the internet.

[@diggerkropkapl]

Most likely bad noise/echo cancelling mixed with internet latency

[@BSingh-on4qr]

Probably recorded on a framework's built in mic and I say this as a happy framework 16 owner

[@yp5387]

Will we get Intel Lunar lake or next upcoming arrow lake in framework? If yes, how you guys will manage RAM, GPU everything into SOC? And whats the point of framework if we couldn’t upgrade the RAM without changing CPU?

[@yolandazorio]

Any chance of having a glossy touch screen display in the future, dear Nirav?

[@br3nd4n]

Would love a 12” slightly chunkier case with support for current main boards

[@sanchitabhang7794]

When will Framework Laptops be launched in other Asian countries?

[@NikolayTach]

Lithium is usually more active within a gap of a very low storage condition(s).

[@dongogucci]

Solid TKL keyboard would be great to have, there's literally just one laptop with it, which is HP Omen

[@stevenswall]

What is a tkl keyboard, and is it better than the 2.3 mm key travel Chiclet keyboard on lenovo's several years ago?

[@dongogucci]

@@stevenswall it's just a keyboard layout where you don't have a num pad, but everything else is the same as in full size

[@thebombbird3261]

13 inch touch screen? Not sure if possible, but along with a 360 degree hinge?

[@chrundle_the_great]

Any info on firmware updates?

[@Guru_1092]

AGH! I MISSED THE STREAM!

[@10bokaj]

I would like to see an empty Expansion Card so that user could design their own PCB's for them.

[@zweiwing4435]

I hope offers more new stuff for the Framework Laptop 13 as super improvement.

[@fredlacroix6865]

when OLED?

[@FR4M3Sharma]

Soon™

[@ruhiljaiswal7238]

What do u need to do to bring down the cost of the product?

[@FR4M3Sharma]

Couple of years.

[@stankissteel2184]

How is the terrifs going to affect cost?

[@RobAryeeArc]

For the glory of the almighty algorithm.

[@asmoto755]

I thought hey cool, a q&a! But oof, the audio is terrible, I find it almost impossible to follow

[@jeremythesmith]

What is Framework's Bluesky handle?

[@TechieZeddie]

They don't have one. Someone also asked on their forums. Sorry, I don't think YT allows links.

[@robtaylor1424]

Hard shell cases

[@MichaelMcTheny]

Please bring back your chromebook option . 🖖

[@robtaylor1424]

Rgb framework 13 keyboard

[@doomtomb3]

No future product questions 🥱