FW16 Batch 16 Guild

[ViPERPHiSH]

Haha I was wondering if a FW16 Batch 16 (FW16^2?) guild would pop up, but I’m here for it .

Looking forward to getting my super goofy QMK build on a laptop (shifted numbers, colemak dh+w, space cadet, etc…)! I got a positive response from the designer at keyshorts about making “negative” stickers (so clear letters against a colored background… Perfect for the clear keyboard!?). Waiting on a quote for that… Could be the first keyboard I own which will actually have all the keys properly labeled .

Any weird mods or tweaks folks here are planning?

[Numerfolt]

I am in batch 16 too, already purging some old data from my harddrives so it will all fit on a smaller drive on the laptop.

What is this QMK? I read that it has something to do with the keyboard but why is it useful?
(I probably need to take a look at it too, depending on how it can be used on a framework 16)

[C_Scott_Ananian]

@ViPERPHiSH

Any weird mods or tweaks folks here are planning?

I wait waiting to pull the trigger on the FW16 until I was moderately confident I could make it work with a trackpoint keyboard… hence batch 16. It was only until relatively recently that I convinced myself I’d be able to make this work; see Thinkpad keyboard mod (super early stages)! - #53 by C_Scott_Ananian

So anyway yeah it looks like I’ll have keyboard and other hardware mods ready for the FW16 far before my own personal machine ships…

[ViPERPHiSH]

Ha awesome! I’ve been lurking in that thread as well :).

The track point sounds pretty cool to have but I’m excited about the possibility of even more custom keyboard modules if there is a good way to get a bit more z height (sounds like shimming the hinges would work, and maybe printing an extra TPU seal to adhere to the bezel?)… I imagine a split ortho column staggered pair of input modules with spacers in between. Also thinking it would be fun to have a way to pop those out into tented Bluetooth shells when at a table (!).

[Roland_Huber]

I am just getting my usual needs ported over from my mechanical keyboards. A bit more trickery on the macropad. I plan to have some combined color changing things depending on the mode the macropad is in. I have something like the below in mind:

For the labeling of those macropad keys, I am interested in clear lables. I planned to print them with my Dymo printer, but that is not really pretty.

[C_Scott_Ananian]

@ViPERPHiSH

sounds like shimming the hinges would work

Yeah, basically as soon as I saw the actual hinge design from one of the early FW16 reviews I was convinced that it was shimmable, and thus that the strict thickness limitations could be worked around.

[Roland_Huber]

Thanks for sharing!!!
Currently I am working on a stand for the FW16 that allows me to use the internal screen as secondary but at a similar height as my 27". I am still looking for the laptop body thickness at the front, but I used a modular template, so I can get this corrected with just re-printing two parts of the full design.
The gray block in the photo is one of my test prints for the FW16 body thickness (using 14.5mm for now).

[CrazyCanuckCoder]

I also can’t wait, and agree with other people that it might be May/June. Has anyone heard anything that might indicate a more firm date?

[DtotheM]

Right now there are no firm dates as far as I can see. They’re still working on Batch One, which was supposed to go out in Q4 of last year…but they also said all current pre-orders should be fulfilled in the first half of the year…so June seems reasonable, but nothing firm yet.

[DtotheM]

This provides some more detail. Looks like full steam ahead.

Seventh update on Framework Laptop 16 shipment timing

The first Framework Laptop 16’s are now in customers’ hands, with more Batch 1 units in transit to those who have received shipment notices. Both our factory and our fulfillment warehouse are now on Lunar New Year holiday, so the next set of units will ship and production will resume on February 15th in Taiwan. That will include the remaining Batch 1 orders along with the first Batch 2 systems. We’ll remain in continuous production from there, with most of our total factory capacity allocated to…

[Aquaholic]

Batch 16, let’s goooooo!
Glad we have guilds now

[Roland_Huber]

Somehow … even if it is weird … waiting for something I look forward to is such a good time

[Aure]

Hello all !
Yet an other guy waiting for his Framework 16 in batch 16.
Do we have an idea of how many laptop are in each batch ?

[Alan_Pearce]

@Aure

Do we have an idea of how many laptop are in each batch ?

No, but there is a guess of around 1500-2000.
could be larger or smaller though.

[CruelSun]

@b473A

Boy do I feel sorry for those poor souls stuck in Batch 17: there but for the grace of God go I.

I resemble that remark! Or, at least I used to…

I placed my pre-order on 1/29. The configuration page said batch 16 but when I was finished and got confirmation of my deposit, it stated Batch 17 (boo). I was a bit bummed, especially after checking back on the configuration page which still said batch 16… Oh well, no big deal, so I joined the batch 17 guild thread and started digging through the forums for info on Linux Mint compatibility.

Until today when I logged in to my account to look at my build sheet and saw that It now says Batch 16!!!

So I have abandoned the batch 17 guild to their lasting misery and taken my rightful place here with my true brethren in the Batch 16 Guild!

System: Ryzen™ 7 7840HS
Memory: DDR5-5600 - 32GB (1 x 32GB)

Storage: WD_BLACK™ SN850X NVMe™- M.2 2280 - 2TB

Expansion Bay System

Expansion Bay Module: Expansion Bay Shell

Customization

Numpad: Numpad Module
Laptop Bezel: Framework Laptop 16 Bezel - Black
Keyboard: RGB US English
Power Adapter Region: US / CA

Expansion Cards

MicroSD
2 x USB-A
3 x USB-C
Ethernet
HDMI (3rd Gen)

[Per_Magnus_Tveten]

Saw your post, checked my order and same thing Guild 16 now

[7Augusta]

Same happened here, when I was placing the order it said Batch 16, when it went through it changed to 17. Emailed Framework and got switched back to Batch 16

I just hope it arrives by July, before my maternity leave (Are there any women on this forum?) Edit: oh I specifically waited to join a later batch because I want to see how things play out for people with the early ones Curious about installation issues and solutions etc.

[CruelSun]

Welcome fellow refugee’s from batch 17!

And yes, we need more estrogen here!

[James3]

My FW16 is this config:
Configuration:

• System: Ryzen™ 7 7840HS

Expansion Bay System

• Expansion Bay Module: Expansion Bay Shell

Customisation

• Spacer: Black
• Spacer: Black
• Laptop Bezel: Framework Laptop 16 Bezel - Black
• Keyboard: British English
• Power Adapter Region: UK / IE / HK / SG

Expansion Cards

• DisplayPort (2nd Gen)
• Ethernet
• 4 x USB-C
• 1 x USB-A (for my old USB-A headphones)

Accessories

• Framework Screwdriver
  Included
• Limited Edition pre-order gift: Poster, patch, and sticker sheet illustrated by Stephen Maurice Graham

So, no rare options there, so I should get the FW16 without parts delays.
I am going to purchase RAM locally after the laptop arrives. The list of compatible RAM modules should be verified by the time batch 16 arrives. At least I now know about the 15mins of RAM training time to allow for if the laptop does not look like it is booting the first time I install the new RAM chips.
I have many spare NVME cards already from other expired projects so I will just use one of them.

[Per_Magnus_Tveten]

@James3

At least I now know about the 15mins of RAM training time to allow for if the laptop does not look like it is booting the first time I install the new RAM chips.

Wait what ? Where is this info ?