I have mine, Windows is installed, and I am posting this from my new Framework!
Only issue with it was one of the RAM clips was slightly bent down, so it took some convinving to get the clip above the RAM stick
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Just to let future people know what timeline to expect. My experience can be summarised as:
18th Dec - ordered (DIY i5 edition, for UK, estimated dispatch date sometime in Feb)
14th Feb - “We’re preparing your batch” email
17th Feb - “Payment Complete” email
21st Feb - “Dispatched” email with tracking number
27th Feb - delivered (by DPD, on a Sunday no less)
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Tomorrow is Chinese new year.
It’s also happening in Singapore, I hope our laptops won’t be stuck there for 2 weeks :s
Actually yes 
Damn, time flies
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The 28th Feb is Peace Memorial (228) day in Taiwan.
@KingKaz , At least you know there will always be one USB-C for charging, at least. 
The expansion cards have been reported to be a little stiff to remove, but it gets easier with use and practice.
Yeah I’m aware of how difficult they are at the start, but I’ve managed every other one just fine. My fingers are red raw trying to remove it and no dice.
Between that and the rattly webcam module. I think I’ll be asking for a replacement.
I have had mine for a day and it seems pretty good, the fan is quiet under light load, and highest CPU temp I’ve seen is 72°c while compressing files, the screen and keyboard are both really nice. It also has that strange “new device smell”.
Problems I’ve had:
- the display bezel would grate annoyingly on the case when adjusting the screen; I solved this by re-installing it.
- The fn keys would stick in Linux if multiple ones were pressed consecutively. (This seems to be a firmware bug, Framework have said they are working on a fix) I followed this thread and everything is now working fine.
Battery life seems to be about 5 to 6 hours (on Linux Mint) but I haven’t done anything to improve that yet. Overall I’m pretty happy with it, there are areas for improvement but it doesn’t seem to have shown any major annoyances or deal-breaking flaws yet.
Mine arrived today - although I’m out of the country, so it’ll be awhile before I can pick it up! 
Mine arrived the afternoon of the 28th as scheduled and, having spent the last 7-8 hours on it, it’s safe to say that I’m in love! It’s so functional and feels quite sturdy. My only issue so far is the battery life.
Well okay, mine is still in the deposit state, they already informed about delays in the fulfillment centre.
But what is the concern about battery life? What is your experience? (How did you use it? What OS/App and how long did it run?)
Woooo finally got my stage 4 email. Good luck to everyone in batch 8.5!
UK DIY i7
Yeah same! Finally received my stage 4 email and also got a notification from my CC issuer that the money has been withdrawn.
DE i5 DIY
Just got my DHL tracking number
Its supposed to arrive to tomorrow
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Received my stage 4 email and notification from CC 
Ordered the 27th December FR i7 DIY
Same here. It showed tomorrow at first, but now has changed to an honestly more realistic March 4th.
DIY i5 to Germany
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Hmm…the tracking for mine has become frustrating!
When I look this morning it’s:
2022-02-25 23:23:36 Taipei, Processed for Export
2022-02-25 23:00:40 Taipei, Shipment Bagged Linex Ti-Ding Ave
2022-02-25 16:14:22 Taipei, Depot Scan Taipei
2022-02-24 10:27:40 Taipei, Order Printed
2022-02-24 10:27:37Taipei, Order Created
When I looked last night, a second Processed for Export had appeared dated the 28th, but now it’s disappeared again 
Just put it on a planeeee!
Update on the mystery of the curved corners.
Framework support says it was a machining error and they’re investigating how it got out of the factory.
They’re sending me a replacement and a new type c expansion card. The new laptop has already shipped.
Can’t complain with the customer service.
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Interesting. My frame.work reached Singapore on 28.02.2022 but it seems like it is not on the plane 3S539 that left today. Bummer. If it takes the same way it might arrive on Friday when I am sitting on the plane leaving the country. DHL Express tracking is also saying it arrives on Friday.
I think my experience is in line with what other people have said. I’m on Windows 10 with screen brightness set as low as possible and the power mode set to ‘Better battery’. With a few tabs open on Firefox and no video playing, it seems like it’d get around 7-8 hours which is fine. If I have a video going then it drops to 4-6ish hours. I usually have Microsoft Word open as well, but that doesn’t seem to have much effect on battery life for me. I tried playing League of Legends and it ran beautifully but the battery estimate dropped to 2 hours, and it lost maybe 10% during a 20 min match. Since my use case leans more towards light work and browsing, battery life isn’t a major problem. Typing this on the Framework now - the keyboard feels so springy and satisfying!