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Trackpad (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by rtarb93@alien.top to c/framework@hardware.watch

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I'm coming on 2 weeks of daily driving my Framework laptop. 13th Gen Intel 13inch. I absolutely love it! It is light, keyboard feels great, the chassis doesn't feel cheap and flimsy, the screen aspect ratio is something that felt odd at first but I've come to absolutely love it (especially for spreadsheets), the battery life has been pretty good but I about always have a charger and outlet near me.

BUT

This damn trackpad is awful. I mean, for a laptop that costs what these cost it really is the weakest point. (I could say that about the speakers but I always have my AirPods with me and they work surprisingly well with Windows 11)

Clicking near the top of it is almost impossible. I also notice a solid couple millisecond delay when clicking or tapping. When using an external mouse (normally a G305, or M705) that latency is not there.

If Framework ever comes out with a V2 of the trackpad I would happily THROW my money at them! All in all, I'm very happy with this laptop. Just fix the damn trackpad, please!

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[–] thewunderbar@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just here to comment about a bit that amused me.

You say that you don't care about how bad the speakers are becuase you use airpods.

I could turn the trackpad conversation around and say I don't care that the trackpad is bad because I always use a mouse.

Don't give something that's not great on the system a pass because you work around it. The speakers are easily the worst part of a framework laptop. I own a 13th gen i5 system myself and the speakers are so bad it was almost a deal breaker for me.

As for the trackpad itself, I've definitely used much worse. But it is far from the best I've ever used. My work laptop with is a standard issue midrange dell latitude that is plastic-tastic has a better trackpad.

[–] T900Kassem@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Are the speakers really that bad??? I thought they were just the normal bad of downward firing laptop speakers