Hands On With the Framework Laptop: The Most Upgradable Ultraportable Ever

[@maxtornogood]

I'm pretty happy with my purchase and will support them going forward!

[@nickNcar]

Fell in love with this product the second I saw it and I HATE laptops. This laptop just has such a good idea I couldn't not like it. I went from hoping it does well to buying one myself. If anyone is in the market for a laptop please buy this laptop and support this company

[@icestorm_rb9057]

I really love the modularity with these laptop designs. Hopefully many more companies jump on this idea and expand upon it and take the route of API's 500 series (a format for analog music gear) modules

[@平和-v1z]

If only Apple would care about the planet and their users this much, then their environmental ads would have an actual reason to exist...

[@sahilchourasiya6661]

and those chocolate bar size module would still take less space than a bunch of dongles.

[@SteveXap2]

Not really guys, from an Engineer point of View I like this Device and going to buy one. The Hassle that you have as an Engineer to have Dongels with you for certain things you need to do,is throught these modulair dongels amazingly easy to swap and I can bring all those Dongels with me without any hassle. and Swap them when I need them. This is Amazing

[@systemBuilder]

Design is almost identical to ThinkPad t40 series which had all sorts of changeable bays and opened up the same way and frankly it was easy to change the screen! My first-ever laptop repair but it took 13 attempts for me to close up the bezel I almost threw it against the wall four times I had to take three coffee breaks to calm down! And it was the number one laptop series for 5 years, 2000-2005!

[@bradle4162]

I'm really into the idea. My concern is with industry of cpu boards in general and not the company or product itself though. Most boards according to the article have to be custom. I hope that Intel or AMD will finally make standard cpu boards so we can swap it out easily instead of having to buy another board. That would make this laptop a real deal!

[@BitsOfInterest]

Laptop motherboards are always custom and CPUs are soldered onto them. The CPU is the majority of the cost, so you can just replace the board and attach the other parts to it.

[@wweeks]

With modules, you can stack them all to the new cpu motherboard.

[@engineering_guy]

I hope this doesn't fizzle out like project ara

[@BitsOfInterest]

They are shipping product right now which is further than Ara ever got. Also they put this together in 18 months. Ara felt like years with all the delays until they finally cancelled it. Another pro is that Google is not involved, they love to cancel stuff.

[@SilverScarletSpider]

If you don’t want it to fizzle out then actually buy the products

[@pongchannel.]

@@SilverScarletSpider yes just buy a laptop thanks buddy same reason senhiser died because it's very expensive of a thing to just buy with minimal research or reviews

[@YetMoreCupsOfTea]

If you take a look at the onboard camera, you'll see that it IS interchangeable. They aren't too hard to remove and replace.

[@valshaped]

"That's not something you'll be swapping in and out..." Actually, it is! You can completely disassemble and replace any part of the laptop using the provided screwdrivers.

[@michaelbaldwin5953]

Maybe worth doing a test on it anyway.The Web site Reports the CPU running at 28 watts with get this , a Turbo boost up to 60 watts ! , I wonder how this thing performs when on Boost , epecially given the oversized fan this thing is running !

[@jdonwells]

I will want to know what OS will run on it. Seems like coming with Windows will increase the price and limit at least one fundamental option.

[@VigneshBalasubramaniam]

You can buy it with no OS if you choose. That's what I'll be doing, I'll be putting Manjaro GNOME on mine.

[@jdonwells]

@@VigneshBalasubramaniam Does the website say Linux has all the drivers for that hardware?

[@hamsterbrigade]

@@jdonwells The website says they're working with major linux distributions. They don't list who though.

[@jdonwells]

@@hamsterbrigade at least there will be some to choose from.

[@algol6ful]

Would like to put Pop OS on one.

[@FAT8893]

This is basically the laptop world of Fairphone. But as much as I like this initiative, I'll wait until Framework adds Thunderbolt 4 expansion card. For now, I'll keep watching the development of this idea.

[@j_rryplays8038]

theyre attempting to get certification for it before they completely release it

[@Argonisgema]

From what I gather the laptop does have thunderbolt, its just not official but you can use it.

[@jasonhowe1697]

what is the price Because options like this typically mounted in LEO vehicles typically start at 3k and up pending on supplied attachments and docking stations

[@FAT8893]

Pre-configured version starts at $999. DIY version starts at $749.

[@BitsOfInterest]

@@FAT8893 I would get the DIY version and source my own RAM and SSD. I can get the SSD cheaper than they list and they don't specify the timings on the RAM. You can get DDR4 3200 CL16 for less than whatever they are offering, at best it's the same timings. Edit: looking at the pictures it looks like that type of Crucial RAM is typically CL22. I'd get Crucial Ballistics DDR4 3200 CL16 for $10 less instead.

[@FAT8893]

@@BitsOfInterest I wonder what is the difference between Crucial's CL22 and CL16 RAM type.

[@BitsOfInterest]

@@FAT8893 CL16 is faster than CL22. It's how many clock cycles it takes to complete an operation in memory. It's more important for gaming to get high fps. It shouldn't matter that much for productivity, but if you can buy the better version for less, then I would consider doing that. If you don't care about gaming you can also buy the same CL22 RAM cheaper somewhere else. I want 2x8GB which is $98 to add to the DIY version, but I can buy it for $85 on Amazon or even the manufacturer website.

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

I really like this

[@josiahkaiser7673]

How well would this do with lite 3-d modeling, lite editing, and games like Minecraft?

[@KillahMate]

Image and video editing fairly well if you pick the right configuration, Minecraft extremely well regardless of your configuration since Minecraft works on everything. 3D modeling only to a pretty basic level, since this doesn't have a dedicated GPU - that's quite common for laptops in this class. But since the USB ports are Thunderbolt-compatible, that means external GPUs can be purchased and attached to the laptop if needed.

[@johndumpling1896]

MC should run well without shaders

[@morganackerly721]

Love it

[@farishanafiah8461]

I definitely love this whole idea a lot, but I want to see this kind of idea on a tablet. I always prefer tablet over a laptop for being much lighter and smaller to bring everywhere.

[@BOMBPHONICS]

Very cool!!!

[@PaulHoyle777]

Will it run Windows 11?

[@johndumpling1896]

Yes it should, all the new laptops should have the TPM 2.0 module integrated.

[@PaulHoyle777]

@@johndumpling1896 Thank you John.

[@shahvaze12]

need gaming one

[@omegaSomeone]

I'm sure you already know that (and will be jumpscared by the reply to a 3yr old comment) but there is now a gaming Framework laptop, the Framework 16! It also has a swappable GPU (the RX 7700S is currently the only option, but with how consistent they've been with making mainboard upgrades for the 13 inch model and given that this model is less than a year old I am confident new ones will come out in the future), or you can choose to go with the integrated 780M graphics to save money! (Replying to your comment so that people that stumble upon this video know about it)

[@tangocash342]

John Burek I just like your last name. Do you know meaning of it?

[@pyrocolada]

DROP TEST DROP TEST DROP TEST

[@Nib_Nob-t7x]

your camera quality makes me sad

[@mOPoon-vi6cy]

those expansions or modules are not core modules and a USB-C expansion dongle can replace all of them. Pretty sure the cost of it is higher than an ordinary one from the beginning. Can't appreciate the value it claims.

[@khango6138]

Think, how easy and cheap it is to replace your modern MacBook battery and screen versus here where you can just unscrew, open it up, and pop in a new battery.

[@saab9251]

Yup, the dongle sure can but being able to put the ports you know you’ll need and not carry a dongle is a vast improvement in a lot of people’s minds. If you only put USB-C, people want USB-A. If you only include HDMI, people ask for DisplayPort etc. They also offer a 1TB storage expansion that pops into one of the slots if someone needed it. It comes down to other people probably have different needs than you and making it modular cuts down on SKU’s and designs.