Bonza for my Oz order, final got my order shipped notice.
Now to see how long transportation takes.
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Also just got my shipping notice for Australia. Given the speed its been picked up I’m hoping for a fast delivery.
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any updates?
Yep, I got it sorted. There was a bit of miscommunication on what I wanted to happen with the order when I was trying to get the credit card switched; I got it taken care of and it has shipped out a few hours ago.
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Its here! And just before the weekend. Guess that’s my weekend planned.
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@StarrWulfe @Daniel_Hall Glad you two got/will get yours soon, you must be the last ones in our batch 
I wonder, if we ever get to know, how many units were sold all-in-all/per batch.
So far, I’m happy with my device, it has survived its first astro-session last night, controlling the mount via Stellarium and the Camera via Digicam Control. I couldn’t bring my old EOS 350D to work on a virtual WinXP, the first moment it reacts to the software, then nothing, all while everything seems to be functional, drivers and software. So I bought a used 80D, which I can control directly from Win11.
Got some snapshots of M57 Ring Nebula, M81/M82 Bode’s/Zigar Galaxy, M106 Galaxy, M92 and M13 Star Clusters and some others. Nothing to show really, just a test if everything works as I want it to and it did. It’s too bright on my balcony anyways, thanks to the two companies left and right and the moon lights up the sky, too.
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Impressive. Looks like you should get some excellent shots when you get to some dark sky areas. do post some pictures when you do.
Thanks, I’ll try 
But the weather for the next days and weeks seem to be bad for Astronomy, rain, thunderstorms and clouds en masse.
OMG I got mine this morning!! I wasn’t expecting it for another few days after Memorial Weekend here in the States! Of course I ordered mine and was gonna get RAM separately to save some coins, so I wasn’t ready at all for this to come in… Just ordered two 32GB DDR5 5600 sticks, but will have to wait until tomorrow… So for now, I’ll just put it together and at least check the BIOS out… I’ve waited this long, I can give it another 24 hrs…
Great astrophotography BTW! I haven’t done that since I had a old neighbor who was a professor of Astronomy at a very large university in the area I was living in at the time show me how…
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No rush, the stars will still be there … 
Took 5 days for mine to arrive in Oz, Sunday 26th May, all the way via DHL Express courier.
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Hey everyone!
Just received mine after a long trip. Ordered the DIY, 2 TB main storage, 32 GB RAM and the graphics module.
I was working on it when I realized that the SSD screw is also defective, had to tape down my drive ):
Did you guys contact support?
Also, my keyboard doesn’t exactly align by a few milimiters, but I don’t know if it’s also a known issue or if I am expecting something that does not match reality.
Super excited to install my OS on it and get it going!
Some posts about alignment issues on here. Do a search in the Framework 16 forum, you should find some.
Same with mine re the screw, but I managed to put the screw back in, not threading properly though. I didn’t use tape, the screw seemed to hold the drive down enough and there is a long, narrow, pink pad (with a protective blue plastic strip over it, remove the protective plastic?) on the underside of the keyboard that looks to be functioning to heat-sink the drive.
Cheers
Yes, you should. Since it only connects to the middle plate, there won’t be much heat dissipation, but the protective film would hinder the heat transfer even more. I’ve also added another 1mm thick and otherwise similar sized pad right next to it, so at least 2/3rds of the SSD and its controller chip are covered.
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So we’ve all had our FW16s for a while. How are you liking it?
Personally I love this laptop but there are some minor things that I’m a bit sad about.
Here’s some of the things I like/love about the FW16:
- USB-C charging!: I love being able to charge over USB-C! I plug my FW16 into just about everything! I’ve used some small batteries that I normally use for charging my phone, I’ve used a Nintendo Switch charger, I’ve used a USB-C to USB-A cable plugged into a side table (at home), I’ve plugged it into the USB-C port in my Tesla, and of course I’ve used the 180W charger that I got with my FW16. I’ve used the 180W charger to charge a bunch of things too. I’m thinking about getting a USB-C voltage and amperage meter or cable to check charging speeds. Been considering getting this Plugable USB-C Voltage & Amperage Meter or this ChargerLAB Power-Z AK001 cable. This is probably my favorite feature of this laptop!
- The screen: It’s beautiful and has some really nice specs! It’s got a slightly higher resolution than my Viewsonic 1440p 165hz 27" monitor that I have for my desktop.
- Size/Weight: It’s lighter, and slightly smaller and thinner, than my old Razer laptop while also being more powerful.
- Speed: This laptop is fast! Between the CPU and the Samsung 990 Pro NVME that I put in it, it boots incredibly fast.
- The fingerprint sensor is really nice and a very quick way to login.
- Customizable ports: I like being able to pick what ports I want on my laptop. Unfortunately, there’s some limitations on where everything can go, but I’ve found a setup that allows for everything I want even if I don’t use the HDMI or DP expansion cards that I have connected.
Some of the things I don’t really like about it:
- The GPU: This is probably my least favorite thing about this laptop. It’s definitely an improvement from my Razer’s GTX 1060 but it’s unfortunately still a bit less powerful than my desktop’s GTX 1080. This combined with the higher resolution display makes the laptop really not feel like an upgrade (lower FPS/graphic setting vs my desktop). At least since it’s modular I can eventually upgrade it in the future. I can’t wait till Framework comes out with a better GPU!
- Heat: This laptop gets a lot hotter on the bottom than my Razer laptop did (165W Razer vs 180W FW16). It does make it a bit uncomfortable to have on my lap for an extended period of time. However, the temps are all fine, no thermal throttling, and I don’t find the fans too loud unless I’m not giving the fans enough airflow (e.g. I set it on my bed to do something while a game is running). I’m going to find the laptop cooling pad that I occasionally used with my Razer laptop since I’ve mostly been playing games on it while in bed. I do like that the charger is smaller, lighter, and runs cooler than the one for my Razer laptop.
- The numpad: I love having it but it’s a bummer that it’s not also RGB like the rest of my keyboard. I wish it had a Num lock indicator and I’ve had issues with the backlight not always being on after boot. Otherwise, I love having it.
- The gaps on the spacers: I’ll be honest, I hardly ever look at the keyboard/track pad area. I wish the fit was a little bit better, but it doesn’t bother me, and I hardly notice it. If I do end up staring at the keyboard (usually because of the RBG keyboard) I’ll notice it. I’d definitely like a single centered track pad without the spacers. It doesn’t grab my arm hair or anything. My gaps seem pretty minor compared to others, so this isn’t a big deal for me. Just a minor visual annoyance.
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I haven’t found any additional major negative points, which are not already known, still happy with it. I charged it with the original 180W adapter, a Jackery Explorer 1000 Pro and also a no-name (model KP-4UPD) multi-port Charger with 61w power delivery without issues. But it does get hot, when powered. I don’t know, if it’s the battery itself or the BMS/charging electronics.
I also got myself a used Spyder X and calibrated my monitors. Is there any way to manually control the RGB values of the internal monitor? While it can be calibrated, the white point is a bit off:
And yes, it’s very close to Display P3, so I think it’s just the brightness, that prevents it being capable of HDR.
I don’t play very much on the Laptop, but what I’ve seen from the internal graphics is indeed impressive, though far from a gaming machine. It’s able to run Horizon Forbidden West with low settings and FSR just about playable. I expected worse! I too hope, that there will be a more powerful GPU module available, maybe with the upcoming RX8000s? A 16GB RX8700m would be nice at 120-130W, if that’s possible.
The AI Tool Amuse also runs on the FW16, but you have to install the latest drivers for graphics and chipset from AMD. It’s not officially supported, though, that means the AI XDNA Upscaler won’t work, but it generates images pretty fast, I think it still uses the AI accelerator on the APU.