hi,

pretty much the subject… I am trying to choose my next laptop and I am tempted to buy a framework 13 AMD. I saw this post from one year ago : https://www.phoronix.com/review/framework-13-amd

and while the review is impressive, comments are not. how things have evolved since then? any experience?

EDIT: you convinced me, I just ordered mine. Thanks for the incredible answers !
NEW EDIT: I use arch (btw), and Gnome. For the answers, I do not think this will pose a problem but… what do you think?
(and yes, I ordered mine before reading last comment of paequ2 who doesn’t like it… for reasonable reasons, maybe. I hope I will have more luck ;) )

  • spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works
    14·
    1 day ago

    I can speak to longevity - I have a gen 1, batch 2 (humble brag?) - and absolutely love it. Got me to switch over to linux, and the quality is there. Minor gripe about the trackpad sticking intermittently, and had to have the hinges replaced (both known issues, resolved). 10/10 great laptop

    • paequ2@lemmy.todayEnglish
      3·
      1 day ago

      Minor gripe about the trackpad sticking intermittently

      Aaaah!!! It’s not just me! I used a track pad on another computer and realized the Framework’s stickiness wasn’t just in my head!

      • spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works
        4·
        23 hours ago

        Oh dude no, it’s a headache! I wrote to them once and they said it was an issue with the balance plate/sensor.

        Apparently the quick fix is to click the bottom center of the trackpad 5x, then test it (I do so by clicking top corners). I find it hit and miss haha. Going inside, you can adjust the placement of that plate, but I never found that useful.

        Did you notice if it seemed to improve a bit with time?

        • paequ2@lemmy.todayEnglish
          2·
          18 hours ago

          Did you notice if it seemed to improve a bit with time?

          Mmm… no. I just more violently drag across the trackpad until it works and then resume what I was doing. 😅