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Looks like this is the official site: https://frame.work/ https://frame.work/ "Framework Laptop starts at $999. DIY Edition configurable from $749." - that's fo

by kavalg 5y ago

Looks like this is the official site: https://frame.work/ https://frame.work/ "Framework Laptop starts at $999. DIY Edition configurable from $749." - that's for the base model. Unfortunately I didn't see the display specifications while configuring the product. That is a major factor when making a decision for me.

yankcrime 5y ago
The display specifications are shown here: https://frame.work/laptop https://frame.work/laptop 13.5” 3:2 2256x1504, 100% sRGB color gamut, and >400 nit
- mdp2021 5y ago
  It is also IPS. From NotebookCheck: «13.50 inch 3:2, 2256 x 1504 pixel 201 PPI, BOE CQ NE135FBM-N41, IPS, BOE095F, glossy: yes, 60 Hz»; «Framework uses the exact same ... as found on the Acer Swift 3 SF313. ... wide color coverage and relatively high contrast ratio. Response times are slow». The issue is: being this "option" (without a clear alternative?) glossy instead of matte, the display also will require being a module as part of the modular framework.
mdp2021 5y ago
And one of the pictures from Larabel (third in first page, https://www.phoronix.net/image.php?id=framework-laptop&image=framework_laptop_12_med https://www.phoronix.net/image.php?id=framework-laptop&image... ) does not seem to show a matte display, though I am not sure... Edit: confirmed glossy on other reviews.
- DoingIsLearning 5y ago
  I asked this question to Nirav, one of the founders in a previous HN thread about the laptop. He clarified that there is currently no matte option with no plans for display options. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27948272 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27948272 Perhaps if they realise there is a market that direction can be changed? (One can hope)
  - mdp2021 5y ago
    Considering that some will simply refuse to work on a glossy display (and I guess such "some" largely overlaps with their intended potential market), and that the whole purpose of the product is modularity, they will have to realize that they currently are losing an important slice of market - they are severely slashing their base.
    - GekkePrutser 5y ago
      Yeah it's one reason I like ThinkPads. They do great matte displays, even with touch functionality! I've never seen others do that combo. Not that I really care about touch but it's usually quoted as the reason for glossy displays these days
hoppyhoppy2 5y ago
The NotebookCheck review has info about the display. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Framework-Laptop-13-5-Review-If-Microsoft-Made-A-Repairable-Surface-Laptop-This-Would-Be-It.551850.0.html#toc-4 https://www.notebookcheck.net/Framework-Laptop-13-5-Review-I...

by kavalg 5y ago

yankcrime 5y ago

The display specifications are shown here: https://frame.work/laptop https://frame.work/laptop 13.5” 3:2 2256x1504, 100% sRGB color gamut, and >400 nit

mdp2021 5y ago
It is also IPS. From NotebookCheck: «13.50 inch 3:2, 2256 x 1504 pixel 201 PPI, BOE CQ NE135FBM-N41, IPS, BOE095F, glossy: yes, 60 Hz»; «Framework uses the exact same ... as found on the Acer Swift 3 SF313. ... wide color coverage and relatively high contrast ratio. Response times are slow». The issue is: being this "option" (without a clear alternative?) glossy instead of matte, the display also will require being a module as part of the modular framework.

mdp2021 5y ago

And one of the pictures from Larabel (third in first page, https://www.phoronix.net/image.php?id=framework-laptop&image=framework_laptop_12_med https://www.phoronix.net/image.php?id=framework-laptop&image... ) does not seem to show a matte display, though I am not sure... Edit: confirmed glossy on other reviews.

DoingIsLearning 5y ago
I asked this question to Nirav, one of the founders in a previous HN thread about the laptop. He clarified that there is currently no matte option with no plans for display options. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27948272 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27948272 Perhaps if they realise there is a market that direction can be changed? (One can hope)
- mdp2021 5y ago
  Considering that some will simply refuse to work on a glossy display (and I guess such "some" largely overlaps with their intended potential market), and that the whole purpose of the product is modularity, they will have to realize that they currently are losing an important slice of market - they are severely slashing their base.
  - GekkePrutser 5y ago
    Yeah it's one reason I like ThinkPads. They do great matte displays, even with touch functionality! I've never seen others do that combo. Not that I really care about touch but it's usually quoted as the reason for glossy displays these days

hoppyhoppy2 5y ago

The NotebookCheck review has info about the display. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Framework-Laptop-13-5-Review-If-Microsoft-Made-A-Repairable-Surface-Laptop-This-Would-Be-It.551850.0.html#toc-4 https://www.notebookcheck.net/Framework-Laptop-13-5-Review-I...