Out for delivery! (UK, Ryzen 7 DIY)
TLDR; Here. Assembled. Works.
DIY assembly very straight forward.
Kubuntu 22.04 LTS, with the OEM kernel; no issues so far.
Cities Skylines runs great 
Delivery was scheduled for Monday, but arrived this morning. Installed my 64GB 5600 Kingston Ram Kit and the 2 TB Samsung SSD. Assembly went nearly perfectly smooth, just had to take off keyboard once again because bezel was not perfectly fitted.
Installed Windows 11 pro from USB stick loaded updates by connecting via the Ethernet Module to my network. Updated Bios and installed driver package. After that WiFi card and everything else worked as expected. Will probably install Ubuntu as dual boot later on.
Ok, donāt laugh (much) but I didnāt realize there wouldnāt be a usb drive included with windows. So, although I have fully assembled my framework laptop, it is my understanding that I must wait to finish until I can get a usb drive. At this point Iām also unsure as to how Iām going to proceed with the Windows install since my other devices are all Apple.
Any suggestions/advice?
No idea if this works but itās worth a try. Technically a bit of a roundabout way to install Windows
https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/create-a-usb-stick-on-macos#1-overview
Thank you, I appreciate your suggestion. I also come across this during the set-up walkthrough Rufus for Mac Download | Create Bootable USB on Mac
But for that I still need a usb drive.
Pretty sure you can get a flash drive pretty cheaply at nearly any store.
You can get Windows ISOs directly from Microsoft at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO (Windows 10) or https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11 (Windows 11)
Yes, this is true. However as someone with only Apple devices it is not as easy to format the USB drive & load Windows. I wouldāve been more than happy to have paid the cost directly to Framework for a preloaded USB drive to be included in my shipment. (Thatās actually what I thought I was getting. The misunderstanding is my bad)
Do you live in the US?
Yes. My son could theoretically help me if needed but he lives some distance away so this is all delaying my ability to get my laptop fully set up, configured & ready to use.
It should be noted that Iām not claiming itās impossible just a slight annoyance due to the delay in getting everything lined up so the FW can be put into service
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If you are willing to PM me your address (and wait a few more days), I could ship you a Windows install USB. Just a thought if you donāt have a faster option.
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You are very kind & I appreciate you <3. But my son is only an hour away so it would still be faster to have him help me.
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Should I be posting these inquiries in another thread? I donāt want to spam this one if I should be posting somewhere else.
Update: Iāve started a new thread here: Windows install via USB-C flash
Just a quick note to say that updating the BIOS to 3.03 (beta) (required for modern Linux kernels) was a faff. I had to try a different USB-PD charger before it worked (via fwupdmgr) : AMD Ryzen 7040 Series BIOS 3.03 and Driver Bundle Beta - #170 by tom_chiverton
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The speakers sound even worse than I anticipated. Would the 80dB speakers be an upgrade for AMD systems?
(Edit: Iāll also have to play with EQ settings in the Realtek app I guess too.)
Framework claim the 80dB speakers are louder, but with an otherwise similar sound.
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Is this compared to a Intel Framework? Since the AMD boards use a different codec chip than the Intel ones and Iāve noticed that the speakers sound a lot better and louder having upgraded from a i5 1240p. You could upgrade to the 80dB speakers but I think itās not worth it because A) Framework would have tuned the sound with the original speakers in mind and B) the 80 dB speakers are louder but they sacrifice some fidelity in exchange.
No, compared to other devices, including an older Samsung laptop (~8th gen Intel) and a Surface Pro X and its front-firing speakers.
I did try turning on āomni speakerā in the Realtek console and that surprisingly helped a little. Mostly though it just feels like the speakers are resonating with the case and causing a ton of distortion.
Perhaps itās due to resonation but I also think because itās down firing, it is affected by the surface you put it on.