I want HDR, the old resolution was sufficient (VRR and higher brighntess is nice!)
but IPS HDR since OLED/miniLED suck too much battery
LPCAMM2 for Zen 5 CPUs, I hope
Very very niche but
a 5G/WWAN option (or simply an antenna option/port(s) and a slot for the M2 card & SIM)
HDMI (or DisplayPort) input/passthrough: this is an extremely niche thing but could also be useful for capturing input / KVMs do it. The Minisforum V3 tablet also does it
The ThinkBook 13x G4 has a 13.5" 2.8K (2880x1920) IPS 500nits matte 120 Hz display from BOE (the same company that has supplied all Framework panels so far) with rounded corners (and the rounded corners visually match the corners on the new Framework display).
Framework is probably using that exact same panel.
NotebookCheck tested that laptop to have a minimum brightness of 5.6 nits. Source
Thanks for the lead. Looking forward to confirmation from a primary source so we don’t have to speculate!
Awesome, Ship of Frameworkseus lives on!
Any data on the power consumption difference between the available panels? And the power draw on the new panel running at 120hz vs 60hz?
As well as for the new webcam module. It’d be incredible if each part stated power draw levels — would help those of us who care about that as an extra variable in our purchasing equation.
Placed an order for the Ultra 7 165H just now. Really excited! I’ve skipped a few generations. Hope this one is the one.
The panel was likely originally made for Microsoft, for the ARM Surface Pro (new, SD Elite X, with rounded corners)…and / or the Surface Pro 9 (old without rounded corner):
https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/d/surface-pro-9/93vkd8np4fvk?activetab=pivot:fulltechspecstab
Question regarding my order…I didn’t see an option to specify 3-year warranty. Is it because this option is only available for businesses?
This didn’t get much momentum back then:
Afaik that has a 13" display with a pixel density of 267 PPI (and your image agrees).
Framework’s new display is 13.5" with 256 PPI. Same as the Lenovo ThinkBook 13x G4 (all other display specs I can find are also identical between Framework’s new display and the ThinkBook).
You’re right.
Why the rounded corners on the new display? 
As is literally stated in the blog post this refers to:
There is one oddity with this otherwise ideal display though, which is that the corners are rounded (the top corners by 3mm and bottom corners by 1mm). This is because we repurposed and customized a panel that was originally designed for another company. We’ll share more on how and why we did this in an upcoming technical deep dive blog post
I must have missed that. I still don’t like it.
Minor correction needed on the specs page regarding the heat pipes:
And the refresh rate is actually 100% higher (from 60Hz to 120Hz):
(i.e. We didn’t go from 80 to 120Hz…which would be 50% higher refresh rate)
Anyone know what the minimum refresh rate on this VRR panel? 1Hz would be great (assuming it helps with reducing energy consumption).
Since nobody has mentioned it (though it’s been mentioned a couple of times in the corresponding YouTube video comments), wouldn’t it make more sense (and more aesthetically pleasing!) to use the Framework cog for the Windows/Super key? Heck, this could even also allow you to supply just one version of the keyboard as it being “OS neutral” would allow you to ship it with pre-assembled Windows laptops as well (fun fact: Cooler Master actually uses their own logo instead for the “Windows” key on some of their Keyboards, seemingly most of the “MasterKeys” models like the MasterKeys S)
Thing is, the Windows logo does not aesthetically bother me but, since I am becoming more and more of a Linux user, it feels a bit silly to have a keyboard with a “Windows” key if I have the choice not to. However, the “Super” key in its current form doesn’t really feel like my cup of tea and just aesthetically seems kind of “boring”? That is, it feels like it blends in too much with the Ctrl and Alt keys despite being a key that’s “special” enough that it should be distinguished in a greater manner, like with the aforementioned idea of using the Framework cog instead (or I suppose something like good ol’ Tux, but that would nullify the “OS neutrality” quality that the Framework cog would allow.)
(credit to 2disbetter for coming up with the idea of using the Framework cog back in 2021: Replace the Windows key with a Linux one or at least a generic "super" one - #2 by 2disbetter)
It’s also a bit silly that they use an outdated Windows logo still. Since 2021 the logo has been a square straight on. Maybe just a lot of inventory to work through though.
AFAIK Microsoft doesn’t allow Windows OEMs to do this.
Nice finding! and this laptop have touchscreen option source! I wonder how hard the modification would be to make it work.
I wonder if a Co-Pilot key will be required by year’s end as well for companies using Windows OEM licenses with how heavily Co-Pilot is being pushed.
It’s already required for “AI PC” branding.
Does the new processor support Thunderbolt? Only USB4 is listed on the spec page
Thunderbolt is merely a certification that can be obtained by USB4 devices that meet certain criteria and pass certain tests.
The new processors have integrated Thunderbolt controllers (ie. USB4 controllers that have met the criteria and passed the tests for Thunderbolt), however the laptop as a whole also needs to pass those tests.
Since Framework doesn’t list that on the product page I assume that means that this hasn’t yet been put through the testing. It will probably receive the certification at a later date (Framework has done that in the past), but they can’t advertise it yet as it isn’t guaranteed yet.
It’s great to see how the Framework hardware (mainboard, display, …) evolves and still stays compatible with older parts.
