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I believe they recently got more funding to expand operations because Linus from LTT said he was personally investing in them. That makes me feel a little bit b

by sylens 5y ago

I believe they recently got more funding to expand operations because Linus from LTT said he was personally investing in them. That makes me feel a little bit better about waiting for a 14" form factor and/or an AMD chip

terafo 5y ago
> I believe they recently got more funding to expand operations because Linus from LTT said he was personally investing in them. That makes me feel a little bit better about waiting for a 14" form factor and/or an AMD chip IIRC he wasn't even a main investor and his investment was around 200k, which isn't that much.
- dwild 5y ago
  Sure but he was able to be one because they recently did raise funds and had a tiny bit leftover.
- 0des 5y ago
  Here we indicate who is under the impression he invested for anything other than promotion
  - kadoban 5y ago
    Promotion of who? Himself? Seems unlikely, he's more well known than Framework is and has easier ways to advertise. Of Framework? Yeah that seems like it'd be an intended part of the plan.
- sylens 5y ago
  Yeah, I didn't mean to insinuate that he was personally keeping them afloat - but if they were taking on funding to expand their operations, I have a feeling they'll be around for a few years at least.
OJFord 5y ago
That's at best neutral, but probably 'anti-marketing' as far as I'm concerned.
- DiggyJohnson 5y ago
  I've always appreciated LTT, while acknowledging that they do contribute to the tech-industry product innovation churn. They seem self-aware and truly knowledgeable about the tech.
  - OJFord 5y ago
    I've probably only seen a few partial videos, (out of not wanting to see more of them) but it just comes across as consumer tech blog masquerading as more technical to me.
    - kadoban 5y ago
      It's a mix of different content, most of it not terribly technical except that a bunch of it is PC components. It's about as technical as mainstream content gets though. One thing of note, it's where a good portion of a generation of nerds learned how to build a computer, so it gets some cred for that.
    - sylens 5y ago
      not everybody is in their audience, but I find they generally do a decent job of trying to explain the concepts and ideas they are planning to talk about or review in a video. It can often be a good primer for bringing someone up to speed before sending them off to find more info.
vinay427 5y ago
For what it’s worth, the current 3:2 13” option has about the same screen real estate as a 16:9 14.0” display, so it’s not as bad as the diagonal dimension suggests.

by sylens 5y ago

terafo 5y ago

> I believe they recently got more funding to expand operations because Linus from LTT said he was personally investing in them. That makes me feel a little bit better about waiting for a 14" form factor and/or an AMD chip IIRC he wasn't even a main investor and his investment was around 200k, which isn't that much.

dwild 5y ago
Sure but he was able to be one because they recently did raise funds and had a tiny bit leftover.
0des 5y ago
Here we indicate who is under the impression he invested for anything other than promotion
- kadoban 5y ago
  Promotion of who? Himself? Seems unlikely, he's more well known than Framework is and has easier ways to advertise. Of Framework? Yeah that seems like it'd be an intended part of the plan.
sylens 5y ago
Yeah, I didn't mean to insinuate that he was personally keeping them afloat - but if they were taking on funding to expand their operations, I have a feeling they'll be around for a few years at least.

OJFord 5y ago

That's at best neutral, but probably 'anti-marketing' as far as I'm concerned.

DiggyJohnson 5y ago
I've always appreciated LTT, while acknowledging that they do contribute to the tech-industry product innovation churn. They seem self-aware and truly knowledgeable about the tech.
- OJFord 5y ago
  I've probably only seen a few partial videos, (out of not wanting to see more of them) but it just comes across as consumer tech blog masquerading as more technical to me.
  - kadoban 5y ago
    It's a mix of different content, most of it not terribly technical except that a bunch of it is PC components. It's about as technical as mainstream content gets though. One thing of note, it's where a good portion of a generation of nerds learned how to build a computer, so it gets some cred for that.
  - sylens 5y ago
    not everybody is in their audience, but I find they generally do a decent job of trying to explain the concepts and ideas they are planning to talk about or review in a video. It can often be a good primer for bringing someone up to speed before sending them off to find more info.

vinay427 5y ago

For what it’s worth, the current 3:2 13” option has about the same screen real estate as a 16:9 14.0” display, so it’s not as bad as the diagonal dimension suggests.