Hi all I am seeking some advice that is probably subjective. I wonder if I would benefit from a reflective/conversational process to decide which laptop to go for. A quick preamble: I love the ethic of Framework; being able to replace motherboards in laptops should have been done ten years ago. I’…

[image] Squiggler: My ideal would be the stylus-approach of the 12 with the power of the 13, but I realise that’s not an option currently. I was asking the same question a few months ago (you linked my thread in your post) so ill try to give some advice from the same position. Firstly id ask…

Super, thanks @Parker . Any comments are useful to give my brain the foil it needs. I agree, I could get the FW 12 and then carry on using my XPS 15. Since I was thinking of getting the FW 12 and FW 13 in parallel, the first idea is more cost-effective, and not less convenient. Yes on the question …

The design of the Framework Laptop 12 & Laptop 13 are vastly different for good reason. Yes there is a little bit of overlap, however there is large enough difference on paper which is a key reason Framework decided it was next at the time in its product development. Here is the short version: Th…

It depends what kind of software engineer you are but running single channel memory would be a deal breaker for me when considering the FW12, especially if you plan on using a VM or multiple VMs inside it. But you may know more than me in that regard. As far as specs and performance goes, I’ve had a…

[image] Squiggler: it looks like the i5 in the 12 will outperform the i7 Well in that case i see no reason not to get the 12 over the 13. If you already know that the old machine has enough performance, and the 12 will be an upgrade, then the 12 will also have enough performance. The lower ra…

Super, thank you @pkunk , @M_Mothersole , @Parker for the thoughts. It is all most useful food for pondering. I am not an expert on RAM speed and how it affects machine performance. On the one hand, I have the DDR4 → DDR5 upgrade, but on the other hand, I’d have a dual-channel to single-channel downg…

Torn between Framework 12 for sketching and Framework 13 for ext monitors and CPU power

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Torn between Framework 12 for sketching and Framework 13 for ext monitors and CPU power

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