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The "first ever partner-developed Mainboard" is a huge win for Framework! Congrats!

by Arcuru 2y ago

nrp 2y ago
This is definite validation of our product philosophy, and we're using this partnership to help develop documentation and processes to make it easier to support more partners in the future.
- llm_trw 2y ago
  I've bought three framework laptops. Please make more weird partnerships. I'd love to have a pen tablet color E-Ink screen with a mechanical keyboard on a 13 inch laptop.
  - DaSHacka 2y ago
    A laptop with an e-ink screen option would be totally neat for those of us that consume primarily text-based content
    - Zambyte 2y ago
      Have you seen the daylight computer yet? A a daylight display for framework would be super cool!
      - DaoVeles 2y ago
        Daylight are doing it right. It is a great compromise between the readability of e-ink and the performance of LCD.
- skyyler 2y ago
  It's pretty rad to see! I think my next laptop is going to have to be a Framework, once I can afford it ahaha This 2015 Macbook Pro is getting rather dated.
  - coldpie 2y ago
    I got an Intel 13 a few months ago, and I'm very happy with it (I'm using Arch Linux on it). I'm also happy to see news like this, other companies buying into the ecosystem. The only suggestion I'd make is to get the upgraded screen (sorry, even more expensive). The default screen is OK, but it has a fairly distracting "dot pattern" over it in certain lights that I wish wasn't there, and the lower resolution is tough to go back to after using high-dpi displays. I'll probably get the upgraded screen at some point, but it's tough to justify buying a new screen for a brand-new laptop. Wish it had been available when I bought it, but that's life sometimes :)
    - buffet_overflow 2y ago
      I ended up with a preorder for the new screen instead of getting a laptop now and the upgraded screen later. Before making that call, I explored a bit around up-cycling the original monitor into a portable display. There are apparently some boards that allow this, if that helps with your math.
      - moneywoes 2y ago
        like into a portable monitor?
  - yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
    > once I can afford it ahaha The one downside to Framework is that they're nice laptops and (precisely because they're repairable and upgradable) they hold value really well... which means the second-hand market exists but isn't an easy way to score dirt cheap hardware. I can drop $200 on eBay and get a good thinkpad; I can't get any Framework anywhere close to that.
    - organsnyder 2y ago
      Eventually it should be possible to get the expensive components secondhand at good prices. It would be cool if Framework started selling a bare-bones kit where you could add your own mainboard, screen, etc. That should be possible to do now by buying parts individually, but I don't think it would be a good experience (or cost-effective). Framework does sell factory seconds for as low as $500 right now, though they need a few more components to be functional.

The "first ever partner-developed Mainboard" is a huge win for Framework! Congrats!

by Arcuru 2y ago

The "first ever partner-developed Mainboard" is a huge win for Framework! Congrats!

nrp 2y ago

This is definite validation of our product philosophy, and we're using this partnership to help develop documentation and processes to make it easier to support more partners in the future.

llm_trw 2y ago
I've bought three framework laptops. Please make more weird partnerships. I'd love to have a pen tablet color E-Ink screen with a mechanical keyboard on a 13 inch laptop.
- DaSHacka 2y ago
  A laptop with an e-ink screen option would be totally neat for those of us that consume primarily text-based content
  - Zambyte 2y ago
    Have you seen the daylight computer yet? A a daylight display for framework would be super cool!
    - DaoVeles 2y ago
      Daylight are doing it right. It is a great compromise between the readability of e-ink and the performance of LCD.
skyyler 2y ago
It's pretty rad to see! I think my next laptop is going to have to be a Framework, once I can afford it ahaha This 2015 Macbook Pro is getting rather dated.
- coldpie 2y ago
  I got an Intel 13 a few months ago, and I'm very happy with it (I'm using Arch Linux on it). I'm also happy to see news like this, other companies buying into the ecosystem. The only suggestion I'd make is to get the upgraded screen (sorry, even more expensive). The default screen is OK, but it has a fairly distracting "dot pattern" over it in certain lights that I wish wasn't there, and the lower resolution is tough to go back to after using high-dpi displays. I'll probably get the upgraded screen at some point, but it's tough to justify buying a new screen for a brand-new laptop. Wish it had been available when I bought it, but that's life sometimes :)
  - buffet_overflow 2y ago
    I ended up with a preorder for the new screen instead of getting a laptop now and the upgraded screen later. Before making that call, I explored a bit around up-cycling the original monitor into a portable display. There are apparently some boards that allow this, if that helps with your math.
    - moneywoes 2y ago
      like into a portable monitor?
- yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
  > once I can afford it ahaha The one downside to Framework is that they're nice laptops and (precisely because they're repairable and upgradable) they hold value really well... which means the second-hand market exists but isn't an easy way to score dirt cheap hardware. I can drop $200 on eBay and get a good thinkpad; I can't get any Framework anywhere close to that.
  - organsnyder 2y ago
    Eventually it should be possible to get the expensive components secondhand at good prices. It would be cool if Framework started selling a bare-bones kit where you could add your own mainboard, screen, etc. That should be possible to do now by buying parts individually, but I don't think it would be a good experience (or cost-effective). Framework does sell factory seconds for as low as $500 right now, though they need a few more components to be functional.