They will definitely let us know. But as everything said by Framework Members is considered correct. So to avoid giving wrong informations, they will test, fix and double check everything before publishing anything (including information) to avoid problems later on like the power draw issues on the adapter cards. Even it means doing at the last minute.
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Iām debating whether or not to buy RAM outside of Framework because RAM prices for them havenāt effectively reflected the lower prices for things like SSDs. Iām hoping we get more detailed RAM info.
Because I can get the exact same SSD as in their spec sheet, I got an SSD myself, but the RAM issue is quite a mess. Have had too many issues with mismatched RAM in the past, so Iām paying the premium so they can test it for me.
Plus, I can put the SSD in my current system, I canāt put the RAM in there, so if I buy the RAM now, and get the notebook in a few months and thereās a problem with it Iām well past the āno-quibbleā time period, so it basically becomes a sunk cost at that time.
Even though I could save by buying the RAM myself, thatās a max 5% saving of the device cost for a potential performance/compatibility issue in the future. My time is worth more than that to me.
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In my case, buying 64GB of equivalent ram is probably a 40% savings so I went that route. And Iāll just test it in my wifeās ddr5 laptop to verify itās good.
And we are officially in Q4 at the moment.
I am a batch 5 so i will have to wait till at least december but I am very curious about when the first laptops will be shipped.
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Iāve just ordered my batch 12, which is the last Q1, so should arrive just in time for my birthday ā¦ 
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Iām batch 1, I will send a reply once I hear anything from them!
I did reach out to support last week some time about ship dates, this was their response:
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Thanks for posting the information from support. It clears it up a bit on what to expect 
so is that generally like first week? itās October 2nd so I just want to know if I should still hold out hope for October or just accept that my Batch 1 order will at least be next month lol
Iād say itās ok to hope, but maybe not to expect. Production is probably still scrambling to catch up with the AMD 13 orders, so even if everything has gone to plan with the 16 (which I doubt, cuz when does that ever happen?), I think thereās a fair chance for at least a slight delay.
Still, Iām in batch 3 and as much as Iām trying to temper expectations, Iām also fully allowing myself to get as excited as a kid on the longest Christmas Eve ever. Itās here! Q4! Sing your favorite Q4 songs, make some Q4 cookies, and get ready cuz soon weāll all hopefully be sprawled out on the floor basking in the glow of a 16" screen. The anticipation is always the most exciting part, might as well try and enjoy it!
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FW16 batch 1 emails will likely go out early next month and then shipping considering we havenāt had the final two deep dives so the internal design isnāt likely completed and ready for production.
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Reached out to Framework Support for clarification on the shipping timeline for the FW16, Batch 1. Hereās their response:
Based on this, first batch wonāt be shipping in October but rather late in Q4 2023. Likely a shipping window of November or December.
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Didnāt they say there was a month between when you get notified and when it ships so you had time to cancel if you wanted?
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Welcome to the community!
I donāt think itās normally a full month, but there should be an email notifying you that they are preparing to ship your batch. After that, you should have a period of time before you are charged the remaining amount due and it will ship shortly after that.
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Hi
Going back to 1981 in the uk. There was a company called acorn computers. Which was launching the bbc micro in two months time. For a great price of 325.00 pounds if you pre order now. Four months later no sign of them. But the price had to go up to 399.99 pounds. Which was not good the new orders. 3 moths later so we now talking about late November time they stated shipping them out. They soon found a found in the os rom chip. So they gave them the updated version if they were eprom and not rom chips. By march 1982 all orders were up to date and the lastest os was in them. With a new basic rom. Acorn sold most computers to the schools and home market for 1982 to 1983 selling over 100 thousand. It was best 1mhz 32k computer on the market. Which with a 2nd procester fitted made it 2mz computer which was the cheapest computer at the time. If you wanted a faster one ibm did one for only 2000.00 pounds.
So I know they are doing the best to give you best product they can.
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Now that company is mostly known for licensing their IP designsā¦ Just a small company ā¦ Acorn RISC Machine/ Advanced RISC Machines (ARM) ā¦
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Am in batch 12 God knows when we will get it 
if Batch 1 dudes have not go their laptops yet nor even mail from them . lol. i think framework should pause on FW13 orders and should deliver FW16 for now then later they can handle both. also anyone have idea how many participants are in single Batch ?
I doubt that would help much. They likely have different teams or at least different times allocated for the different machines. If they stop shipping FW13s, theyād likely just sit and wait for more inventory to show up And since they havenāt started shipping them yet, they might not be done with all the certifications and software tests, that they need to run.
If you are in the 12th batch, your laptop will likely arrive in March next year, as the 13th batch ships in Q2.
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also i have configure my FW16 laptop without ram and SSDs as their prices are decreasing with time so in March they might be more cheaper and am sure you batch 1 guys will give us feedback on 3rd party RAM module compatibility lol
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Same. Yeah itās a bit of a gamble, but there are so few RAM kits available right now so how wrong can I be? I just ordered the G.Skill 64GB 5600 kit that Iām pretty sure Iāve seen someone else mention on here, so Iāll certainly report back on how that runs once Batch 3 ships.
By the time you get yours, even if there are more kits available by then, there will probably be reports on all of them, so you should be in a really good position to choose and score a good deal. Hang in there!
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