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What are your major criticisms of the framework laptop? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by guyizda@alien.top to c/framework@hardware.watch

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I am considering a purchase as a student although it is really expensive.

What are your major criticisms of the framework laptop?

E.g.

- I have heard that it discharges battery even while powered off (a very serious issue IMO).

Also, I will be using win10/11 and fedora most likely. So any Linux-related issues (e.g. hardware support) I would really like to know.

Thanks for any ideas.

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[–] Tancrad@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

R7 on win 11. I upgraded from 12th i5.

I upgraded screen, battery, speakers.

My primary concern was the speakers, abysmal. The 80db are very loud, I wasn't expecting how loud they are. Maxed out they sound terrible, but they cover a way more reasonable volume range than before. Even if they have overall slightly less sound quality, I'm not listening to music on it, I'll use headphones for that. But YouTube videos or the odd game, 80db highly recommended.

Next concern was the heat. The i5 did not do well for me. R7 is substantially better. For performance, let alone heat and noise. And even now, after another users report, I may repaste.

Sort of wish there was a higher refresh screen but that's not picky, 60 is good enough and the brightness is great with the matte.

I personally dislike the front left and right sides in the wing shape. I much prefer the MacBook style body shape. But that's personal.