Before purchasing OG laptop 13 I had a Acer Chromebook 713 with the same processor. I'm looking for a laptop that's thin and light since I don't want to carry my gaming laptop all day, and I accidentally run into Framework.
But before even considering upgradeability, modularity, and repairability, Framework actually has some edges on hardware that almost no one else has in the States. Like one of the few 7840U/HS laptops with large-enough memory, without a dGPU, and with >=1 USB4 port (the other one being Lenovo Thinkpad P14s Gen 4 non 45%NTSC version).
For Framework Laptop 16, this is currently the only laptop on the planet that supports the public 48V/5A PD EPR standard. The debate between the powerful but heavy brick and the light but weak PD charger is now over. ASUS already demonstrated that they can even properly feed a 4090 mobile with 240W given a 7940HS, so 240W is enough. This alone can be a reason for going Framework.
Before purchasing OG laptop 13 I had a Acer Chromebook 713 with the same processor. I'm looking for a laptop that's thin and light since I don't want to carry my gaming laptop all day, and I accidentally run into Framework.
But before even considering upgradeability, modularity, and repairability, Framework actually has some edges on hardware that almost no one else has in the States. Like one of the few 7840U/HS laptops with large-enough memory, without a dGPU, and with >=1 USB4 port (the other one being Lenovo Thinkpad P14s Gen 4 non 45%NTSC version).
For Framework Laptop 16, this is currently the only laptop on the planet that supports the public 48V/5A PD EPR standard. The debate between the powerful but heavy brick and the light but weak PD charger is now over. ASUS already demonstrated that they can even properly feed a 4090 mobile with 240W given a 7940HS, so 240W is enough. This alone can be a reason for going Framework.