I guess for me it’s more that the value proposition for within generation performance / efficiency improvements are marginal compared to between generations, especially when I already don’t need the extra performance / features of higher tiered SKUs in the current generation.
We’re a long way off from having broad ARM and RISC-V support, but even AMD has shown comparable performance at lower TDP in their previous product lineup. The prospect of paying a premium just so you can neuter performance to improve battery life when Intel competitors have demonstrated comparable performance can be achieved at lower TDP is untenable.
Personally I am hoping as Framework grows and the computing space matures we start taking a more critical look at power draw and efficiency, of which Intel and NVIDIA are most guilty especially in the desktop space. If we want to be sustainable we need to promote truly efficient solutions. I hate Apple’s policies but their battery life and efficiency gains compared to Intel are embarrassing.
We meaning collectively, humanity. Last I’ll say here to avoid mucking up the thread, I largely agree, I think my biggest concern with the Framework model is maintaining a dialogue and keeping Framework honest about what happens to all the old hardware - it’d be nice to pretend a burgeoning ecosystem with community-driven reuse will emerge, but at the end of the day I’d like to see more official channels on electronics recycling and maybe even a trade-in program someday. Upgrades being viable might also generate more electronics waste than normally would occur from people who keep their laptops for years. So to that end I’m also skeptical. Potential is there and I don’t think steps in the right direction should be dismissed, but it’s a matter of whether that potential is pursued.
I’m not claiming innocence here (I too want to talk about how ease of upgrade has people thinking about a new board 1 year after getting their first) but I’m noticing consistent derailments with threads on this forum… Mods perhaps this falls under your domain…
Correct. The replacement boards have come with a heat sink and fan attached, a straight drop in. Assuming your interest was in manufacture date of the hardware the two bad MOSFET were manufactured in 08/2021 and 11/2021.
I love it.
it has been a good experience: performance is solid, I like that I have a solid system to use as a daily driver (I use it more than any other portable I’ve ever owned). It works for labbing, study, and development.
The only problem I have with it is that, if I hold in certain ways, it seems to click randomly/hold a click.
Oh, and a lack of Fn indicator light. It needs an Fn indicator light.
In the other universe, I’m wishing that it had a Capslock indicator light.
…But an alt-colour might be nice: white for caps, “warm” for Fn, and “Cool” for both.