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I just got this device on Monday, been waiting for over half a year for it. I love it, but also wow, so many random things I have had to do the past few days.

I just got this device on Monday, been waiting for over half a year for it. I love it, but also wow, so many random things I have had to do the past few days. I think this provides a good prospective compared to all the mainstream posts about it that aren't going in depth on linux and the usability on there at this current time. Overall, I love this device!

pella 3y ago
The testing for Linux will require a few more weeks of delay due to a BIOS issue. "AMD Ryzen Powered Framework Laptop Linux Testing Held Up By BIOS Issue" https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Framework-Linux-Hold https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Framework-Linux-Hold
SamuelAdams 3y ago
Thanks for the article, I thought it was very helpful! You mentioned it a little bit, but is the trackpad better on wayland? How does it compare to a MBP? And finally, can you dock the framework laptop to a USB-C docking station for external monitor support? I haven’t seen a lot of reviews mention this and I’m curious what that looks like today.
- zackify 3y ago
  I just tried plugging into a caldigit dock, and it didn't work. I am not sure why. The env in general uses wayland but certain apps don't. In those apps you don't have good gesture support. I would say its 80-85% as good as a mac trackpad when wayland is on everything
  - pmontra 3y ago
    By the way, what is that "two finger swipe back and forth in a web browser" that you are missing from a Mac? I use the keyboard a lot and the touchpad only to move the pointer and scroll, so I'm pretty ignorant about the matter.
- travisby 3y ago
  I have my amd framework hooked up to a Lenovo 27" monitor over USB c and that daisy chained to another of the same monitor type over display link and it works like a champ: USB, video, Ethernet, and power all through the one cable. Though it did NOT work out of the box to a display link USB A dock. I think it needs display link kernel module and I didn't want to bother.
- gabll 3y ago
  I found that on Debian 12 (13th Intel Framework 13) connecting a 4K external display via HDMI is definitely more stable than USB-C. I also tried some Windows games with Steam Play and HDMI enables higher resolutions on the display (that was not the case with USB-C, I don’t know why).
wesapien 3y ago
Would you have the same experience if some gave you a Thinkpad instead? Seems like most issues are Linux related and non-Linux users would have the most sooprise about having to config/diy/hack/tweak/script something. No?

pella 3y ago

The testing for Linux will require a few more weeks of delay due to a BIOS issue. "AMD Ryzen Powered Framework Laptop Linux Testing Held Up By BIOS Issue" https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Framework-Linux-Hold https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Framework-Linux-Hold

SamuelAdams 3y ago

Thanks for the article, I thought it was very helpful! You mentioned it a little bit, but is the trackpad better on wayland? How does it compare to a MBP? And finally, can you dock the framework laptop to a USB-C docking station for external monitor support? I haven’t seen a lot of reviews mention this and I’m curious what that looks like today.

zackify 3y ago
I just tried plugging into a caldigit dock, and it didn't work. I am not sure why. The env in general uses wayland but certain apps don't. In those apps you don't have good gesture support. I would say its 80-85% as good as a mac trackpad when wayland is on everything
- pmontra 3y ago
  By the way, what is that "two finger swipe back and forth in a web browser" that you are missing from a Mac? I use the keyboard a lot and the touchpad only to move the pointer and scroll, so I'm pretty ignorant about the matter.
travisby 3y ago
I have my amd framework hooked up to a Lenovo 27" monitor over USB c and that daisy chained to another of the same monitor type over display link and it works like a champ: USB, video, Ethernet, and power all through the one cable. Though it did NOT work out of the box to a display link USB A dock. I think it needs display link kernel module and I didn't want to bother.
gabll 3y ago
I found that on Debian 12 (13th Intel Framework 13) connecting a 4K external display via HDMI is definitely more stable than USB-C. I also tried some Windows games with Steam Play and HDMI enables higher resolutions on the display (that was not the case with USB-C, I don’t know why).

wesapien 3y ago

Would you have the same experience if some gave you a Thinkpad instead? Seems like most issues are Linux related and non-Linux users would have the most sooprise about having to config/diy/hack/tweak/script something. No?