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Factory Seconds (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by m8r-jfqbw21@alien.top to c/framework@hardware.watch

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Anything worth it in the new Factory Seconds page? Or are there too many problems with the older models to justify the price? New hinge and speaker is only work with the new generations? I have yet to purchase a Framework.

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[–] ShirleyMarquez@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Any 11th gen system you bought recently from Framework comes with a newer BIOS than the one that shipped with early systems. But the hardware is unchanged, including the top cover, hinges, and speakers. You might get a mainboard with either the original Realtek audio chip or the newer Tempo chip depending on what they have in stock. (Framework had to switch because of unavailability of the Realtek chips at the time; you can read more at https://frame.work/blog/solving-for-silicon-shortages 12th and 13th gen Intel have the Tempo chip; AMD has the Realtek.) Expansion modules are sold separately; you can still buy the original HDMI and DisplayPort modules at a reduced price or go for the new ones.

I still have the original hinges in my Framework 13 that is now upgraded to Ryzen. But I did buy the CNC top cover when that came out.