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They're talking about the new model announced, with a larger battery and ARM architecture. Not released yet, I don't think.

by bogzz 6mo ago

dwedge 6mo ago
The new model is Intel or amd unless I missed something. They said in the video the battery life was entirely from video playback, which can be run on efficiency mode
- bogzz 6mo ago
  My apologies, I don't know where I got the ARM architecture part from. I really want one of those machines, but I guess if they can't approach MacBook battery life yet I'm stuck on MacOS for now.
  - dwedge 6mo ago
    I think they said 22 hours of video playback in the video. If it even gets half of that for normal usage I'd be sold, the only thing stopping me giving it a shot is they are currently more expensive than the MBP and I'm not sure if they are worth it until the first reviews come in
  - preisschild 6mo ago
    There is a framework mainboard being made by a 3rd party vendor https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/arm-mainboard-for-framework-laptop/ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/arm-mainboard-for-fra...
wolttam 6mo ago
The new Framework Pros are still x86, but the newest Intel generation appears to provide a substantial boost to efficiency.
- chaosharmonic 6mo ago
  Also, jumping on the LPCAMM train early creates an eventual path for ARM boards without soldered RAM.
- rekoil 6mo ago
  They have a new type of core on these they refer to as a "low-power efficiency core", which is probably what is enabling these "feats", but as one of the parents to this comment points out we're comparing Windows configured in "Ultra Efficiency" mode to Apple Silicon MacBooks at most configured in Low Power mode... Anecdotally, comparing to recent (but still older than these) generations of Intel chips I can run my M2 Max MacBook Pro with 78% battery health for longer (without any special considerations) than colleagues running their Windows Intel laptops in Power Saver mode, while performing similar tasks.
freedomben 6mo ago
Correct, it's in pre order now. It is actually x86 though, not arm
apatheticonion 6mo ago
It's hard to imagine it'll come close to the complete MacBook package and it'll likely be similarly priced. - Screen - Speakers - The unbelievable trackpad - Battery life - GPU performance (Linux gaming on this would be amazing)

They're talking about the new model announced, with a larger battery and ARM architecture. Not released yet, I don't think.

by bogzz 6mo ago

They're talking about the new model announced, with a larger battery and ARM architecture. Not released yet, I don't think.

dwedge 6mo ago

The new model is Intel or amd unless I missed something. They said in the video the battery life was entirely from video playback, which can be run on efficiency mode

bogzz 6mo ago
My apologies, I don't know where I got the ARM architecture part from. I really want one of those machines, but I guess if they can't approach MacBook battery life yet I'm stuck on MacOS for now.
- dwedge 6mo ago
  I think they said 22 hours of video playback in the video. If it even gets half of that for normal usage I'd be sold, the only thing stopping me giving it a shot is they are currently more expensive than the MBP and I'm not sure if they are worth it until the first reviews come in
- preisschild 6mo ago
  There is a framework mainboard being made by a 3rd party vendor https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/arm-mainboard-for-framework-laptop/ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/arm-mainboard-for-fra...

wolttam 6mo ago

The new Framework Pros are still x86, but the newest Intel generation appears to provide a substantial boost to efficiency.

chaosharmonic 6mo ago
Also, jumping on the LPCAMM train early creates an eventual path for ARM boards without soldered RAM.
rekoil 6mo ago
They have a new type of core on these they refer to as a "low-power efficiency core", which is probably what is enabling these "feats", but as one of the parents to this comment points out we're comparing Windows configured in "Ultra Efficiency" mode to Apple Silicon MacBooks at most configured in Low Power mode... Anecdotally, comparing to recent (but still older than these) generations of Intel chips I can run my M2 Max MacBook Pro with 78% battery health for longer (without any special considerations) than colleagues running their Windows Intel laptops in Power Saver mode, while performing similar tasks.

freedomben 6mo ago

Correct, it's in pre order now. It is actually x86 though, not arm

apatheticonion 6mo ago

It's hard to imagine it'll come close to the complete MacBook package and it'll likely be similarly priced. - Screen - Speakers - The unbelievable trackpad - Battery life - GPU performance (Linux gaming on this would be amazing)