FW16 Batch 3 Guild

[Asad1]

@Schuasda

Do you need more power than the 13 or the bigger screen, or did you just want the new shiny thing?

I wanted the bigger screen and the option of secondary storage and battery (in the expansion bay). Performance/power wasn’t a factor for me because I do and will be using my desktop predominantly.

[Techie_Zeddie]

Batch 5 here. Did I miss the Batch 2, 4, and 5 guild? lol. I saw the Batch 1 Guild.

[Schuasda]

@Techie_Zeddie

Did I miss the Batch 2, 4, and 5 guild?

If you searched the forum and didn’t find them, I guess they don’t exist. But these aren’t any official threads made by framework themselves. I also just started this one, because I wanted to. If you want and appearantly are the first, you can just open the Batch 5 thread yourself.

[Techie_Zeddie]

@Schuasda

If you searched the forum and didn’t find them, I guess they don’t exist. But these aren’t any official threads made by framework themselves. I also just started this one, because I wanted to. If you want and appearantly are the first, you can just open the Batch 5 thread yourself.

I still don’t feel the immediacy of starting one for Batch 5 yet. Batch 1 and maybe 2, yeah maybe. Especially after seeing 2 FW16 updates.

Once Batch 1 starts shipping, I can see a Batch 2 and 3 Guild be more active, and so on and so on.

[OperationCWAL]

@Asad1

I had first ordered Framework 13 AMD version in March (Batch 2), but then cancelled that and ordered FW16 when it was opened for pre-order and was given Batch 3.

I did the same thing, though I actually gave up a Batch 1 spot of the 13 to join Batch 3 of the 16. I switched for the screen size, the numpad, and the added power of the GPU for video editing. And so we wait…

[Schuasda]

For anyone who hasn’t seen it:

Batch 1 Preparation Emails Are Going Out

I just received my Batch 1 preparation email which contained some additional timing details and information. This is a copy of the “general announcements” sections: We’re preparing Batch 1 of Framework Laptop 16 (AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series)! Please review your info. We’re preparing to ship Framework Laptops in your batch! We expect to ship your order out within the next 7 to 30 days. Note that this is a wider time range than we normally provide when we start shipping a batch of orders. There are…

And so it begins…

My guess is, that Batch 3 might start shipping a bit after the chinese new year holidays, which apparently end Feb 14th.

[OperationCWAL]

I think there is the slimmest of chances that Batch 3 goes out before the holiday if they really push harder than even the later batches of the FW13 AMD, so I’m gonna go ahead and cling to that completely unfounded hope.

[Schuasda]

I feel you
But I try to stay realistic, so I am even more happy if I get it earlier

[Asad1]

I have ordered it with the International English Linux keyboard, which apparently is not in the warehouse yet

[Owen]

We’ve got guilds all the way up to batch 16 but nothing for batch 3 yet! Thought I’d get the discussion going. As with the others, I’ll throw a poll in:

• Ryzen 9 7940 HS + RX 7700S
• Ryzen 9 7940 HS
• Ryzen 7 7840 HS + RX 7700S
• Ryzen 7 7840 HS

[Asad1]

There is a Batch 3 topic already : FWL16 Batch 3 Guild

[Owen]

woops, didn’t see it bc the name was structured differently from the rest. I’ll close the topic.

[Owen]

Looks like it got merged instead, so discussion can start back up.

[OperationCWAL]

We’re just the patient batch, that’s all.

[junaruga]

@Owen

woops, didn’t see it bc the name was structured differently from the rest. I’ll close the topic.

Now I renamed this thread “FWL16 Batch 3 Guild” to “FW16 Batch 3 Guild” to align with other FW16 Batch N Guild. I think people can find this thread easier.

[Brandon_Walker]

First batch 2s got their emails

[Schuasda]

It’s hard for me to get appropriately excited while being really sick, but I’ll try

[Brandon_Walker]

Ooph, get better soon, i am not the most patient of people for tech.

[Asad1]

I just received the “preparing your batch” email, which makes me so relieved considering I had a Linux International keyboard in the order. My order is relatively generic DIY version without dGPU; region is Germany.

[Sean_Whalen]

It begins!