[RESPONDED] AMD Batch 1 Guild

Framework Laptop 13
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I agree with you on that.

Still don’t think they are reliant on reviewers to act as legitimate beta testers; however, if they are, that’s not a good strategy.

The reviewer is under no obligation to say favorable things. They make money by generating interest in their videos, so if they could’ve proven the units were not ready for prime time, it would have been in their best interest to highlight that in their review (perhaps even in the title of their review).

Within that context, it would have been insane of FW to not thoroughly vet those review units as much as humanly possible (i.e., even beyond what they may ordinarily do for most units). I would not be surprised if they also ran all the common benchmarking tools on them as well, just to make sure they didn’t send out a poor performer. Remember: those reviews went up before anyone was charged, so avoiding even one bad review would have been crucial for them at that stage.

You’re not wrong that some or even most of the reviewers would be interested in helping, but there’s no way they counted on all reviewers acting benevolently. Just too risky.

You’re also right about the peripherals and to a lesser extent, the OSes, but I think very little will have changed between the review units and the ones that are making their way to customers now. Simply not enough time in between, and relying on reviewers for feedback is also not a great way to develop products. Too impractical.

If one of those reviewers happened to stumble on a ship-blocking bug, something that would have a significant impact on the product, I bet someone would be in danger of losing their job. Those are the sorts of things you need to catch during internal beta testing.

So, I think they’d be happy for the feedback, and do all they could to make use of it. But expect it? Wait for it? No. I just don’t see it, so we may have to agree to disagree :wink:

On the off chance they really did just pluck the first ten or so units off the line and roll the dice, more power to them. I guess that would speak to the confidence of their processes. Wouldn’t have been my first choice though.

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621

nah I’m an OG batch 1er

622

Darn it

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623

It must really depend on where you’re located. I’ve never had problems with FedEx. Actually on the contrary, I’ve almost consistently been jerked around by UPS. They like to charge a percentage of the product cost just to pay your customs fees for you. They once tried to charge me $30ish in customs fees on a $60ish item. Fortunately I was able to self clear the package for only $8 and then I showed them the receipt so they’d release my package.

624

think we need to start a Batch 2 guild?

625

There is one, just not as active

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626

Thanks!

627

Not saying it’s the same issue as this was for 11th/12th gen Intel Frameworks, but worth checking this thread.

628

What other companies make skins for Framework laptops?

629

While they do seem to offer more selection, it appears to be more expensive than Dbrand.

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630

Thanks, life saver! band steering turned off and its sort of working, definitely still a bit buggy haha.

631

Good news for anyone interested, I’m testing the lid closing power save stuff.

Going to leave it with lid closed tonight (running Ubuntu) at 21% and see how much is left in the morning.

During the day lid closures have been power saving really well, only using usb c ports in the rear.

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632

Charged in Germany :slight_smile:

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633

Of course, my credit card company blocked the transaction because of security…

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634

Charged in France. Yipee ! :blush:

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635

Interesting, thanks for linking that post.

636

Batch 1 7840U mainboard kit. Still not charged. In the USA.

Has anyone’s mainboard kit been charged?

  • Mainboard kit charged
  • Mainboard kit not yet charged

0 voters

  • Mainboard kit shipped
  • Mainboard kit not yet shipped

0 voters

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To me as a future owner this is really the most important point. Getting info on the performance of the unit before confirming my preorder means I have a much better idea about what I am buying, from independent sources. So those reviews need to come as early as possible. I never buy stuff at these price points without reading reviews I trust.

If that means I receive my unit a few days later due to the few dozen early review units not going into the retail channel, that’s absolutely worth it to me. Those few units are really nothing compared to the numbers they need to send out now, so once production is ramped up to full rate, the delay should be absolutely minimal.

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638

also i’ve heard more negative complaints about slickwraps over the years.

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Really happy with my framework so far, it looks great with the clear bezel and keyboard and it works with Fedora 39 and my thunderbolt dock! :smile:
My compliments on how easy it is to open and work on it, only 1 tool and a few screws with the same bit, good job Framework! :tada:

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