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1. 61.▲
   by nrp 1y ago

   We manufacture our systems and many of our modules in Taiwan, and have had less tariff impact than other electronics companies as a result. Currently, laptops are also exempt from some tariffs.
2. 62.▲
   by nrp 1y ago

   Primarily for thermal reasons.
3. 63.▲
   by nrp 1y ago

   I'm happy to answer questions around the new product.
4. 64.▲
   by nrp 1y ago

   It really depends on your usage environment, but one good thing is that its probably easier to clean the fans on a Framework Laptop than on most other laptops!
5. 65.▲
   by nrp 1y ago

   Ryzen AI Max is best with ~100B MoE models rather than large monolithic ones. For example, OpenAI's gpt-oss-120b runs at around 40 tok/s and beats Llama 3.1 70B on most/all benchmarks.
6. 66.▲
   by nrp 1y ago

   There is also a PCIe x4 slot that you can use for other high throughput network options.
7. 67.▲
   by nrp 1y ago

   We have 1.5mm key travel, the keyboard is replaceable, and the vast majority of our keyboard artwork options don’t have a Copilot logo.
8. 68.▲
   by nrp 1y ago

   I’ve exhibited at Maker Faire a couple of times and visited many times, and exhibited at Open Sauce twice. Early Maker Faire (in the Bay Area) was a mix of art booths/vehicles coming out of Burning Man storage and independent makers sh
9. 69.▲
   by nrp 1y ago

   I stand corrected! Those should work.
10. 70.▲
    by nrp 1y ago

    It should be straightforward! The only gotchas are if you want to preserve Wi-Fi. The antenna module lives in the lid assembly, so you either need to move it or use other antennas.
11. 71.▲
    by nrp 1y ago

    I'll take the other side of that bet!
12. 72.▲
    by nrp 1y ago

    This is a key part of our product value prop. Our memory and storage upgrade pricing is much lower than most other laptop makers, and you can find your own on the open market for even less. Other laptop makers can preserve their overall m
13. 73.▲
    by nrp 1y ago

    Framework Laptop 13 and Framework Laptop 16 are matte. Framework Laptop 12 has coverglass (non-matte) to get the durability needed for stylus support.
14. 74.▲
    by nrp 1y ago

    Note that they are CSO-DIMMs, and may not be compatible with all products. In our limited testing, they do work on Framework Laptop 12.
15. 75.▲
    by nrp 1y ago

    We saw that there was a gap in the market for laptops that treat Linux as a first-class OS target, and we design our products with that audience in mind. That there are other people in the world who don't need Linux is totally ok.
16. 76.▲
    by nrp 1y ago

    You should! That sounds like a great project.
17. 77.▲
    by nrp 1y ago

    TF2 will absolutely run smoothly. I’ve been playing Persona 5 on my Framework Laptop 12.
18. 78.▲
    by nrp 1y ago

    5 years later, we’re still around and more successful than ever, both from a mission achievement and a business fundamentals standpoint.
19. 79.▲
    by nrp 2y ago

    We're headquartered in the US, but have manufacturing in Taiwan. You are correct that there is no change in tariffs or pricing for our EU (and other non-US) customers.
20. 80.▲
    by nrp 2y ago

    We’ll likely post on our social accounts to start with, but eventually we plan to write more blog posts about using Framework Desktop for inference.
21. 81.▲
    by nrp 2y ago

    A big part of our mission is accessibility and consumer empowerment. We were able to build a smaller/simpler PC for gamers new to it that still leverages PC standards, and the processor we used also makes local interference of large m
22. 82.▲
    by nrp 2y ago

    Yes, this announcement was a nice surprise for us. We’re going to test out exactly that setup.
23. 83.▲
    by nrp 2y ago

    We took the Ryzen AI Max, which is nominally a high-end laptop processor, and built it into a standard PC form factor (Mini-ITX). It’s a more open/extensible mini PC using mobile technology.
24. 84.▲
    by nrp 2y ago

    We manufacture in Taiwan, not China, and the design is ours, not Compal’s.
25. 85.▲
    by nrp 2y ago

    This is made worse by Windows 11 retail images being years behind on Wi-Fi drivers. We recommend to customers to use Rufus to create Windows USB installers to bypass the network requirements because Windows 11 doesn’t come with functioning
26. 86.▲
    by nrp 2y ago

    See https://frame.work/linux for the distros we recommend for each generation.
27. 87.▲
    by nrp 2y ago

    See also: the last ten years of AR/VR at Meta.
28. 88.▲
    by nrp 2y ago

    Gen 4 x4. That’s a limitation of Ryzen AI Max.
29. 89.▲
    by nrp 2y ago

    Note that none of the PCIe interfaces on Strix Halo are larger than x4. The intent is to allow multiple NVMe drives and a Wi-Fi card. We also used PCIe for 5Gbit Ethernet.
30. 90.▲
    by nrp 2y ago

    We have both Max 385 and Max+ 395 versions.