W00t! After a minor struggle with wifi and a silly misunderstanding about the trackpad, my Frame.work 12th Gen Intel is up and running on Kubuntu 22.04. I’m a computer programmer who installed his first Linux distro from floppies back in the early '90’s (Hello Slackware!), but I was not aware that in order to register right- and left-clicks on this trackpad, you need to be sure to click the lower corner of the device. Sigh. Wifi took a couple of re-seatings of the card before she started cooperating – no idea why.
This machine is quite an upgrade from my trusty Lenovo T530!
My wife and I own a bakery/coffee shop. I’m a weirdly neutral person because I don’t have hard dealbreakers, I can use whatever I have whether that’s Mac or Linux though Windows is my preference. I like building and upgrading computers, and I’ve done a lot of repairs on mobile devices, especially around the iPhone 6 era. Frankly, in general buying the new thing hasn’t been an option and making the older thing last has been important, so I love the idea of designing around that.
Hey everyone. I grew up playing around with computers in the 80s and 90s - Commodore PET, Timex Sinclair, Apple IIe, Mac Plus, early DOS PCs, etc. I first tried out Linux from its 1.0 days (although I didn’t get more serious about it until a few years later) and I’m a jack of all trades software guy, with a sprinkling of hardware and manufacturing as well. I’m pretty well grizzled at this point, but still try to remain somewhat optimistic/enthusiastic as a tech nerd.
I made my last switch to running Linux on the desktop about 7 years ago and this time it seems to have stuck. While hardware is rarely an issue on the desktop side, for laptops it’s still a bit hit or miss (ACPI bugs, suspend/resume, hardware keys, etc), but there’s been a recent trend of more OOTB working options recently (Framework included), which is nice. Although at this point, yak shaving Linux hardware has become a bit of a hobby, so I’m looking forward to poking and prodding a bit.
I’m pretty hard on my gear, but I really like the Framework idea of repairability and upgradability, so I’m also hoping that this might be the last laptop I buy for a while.
I’m a graphic designer working almost entirely in Adobe InDesign. InDesign is one of the last few design apps out there that utilises only a single CPU core on Windows, and so – when my ancient Sony Vaio began slowing to a crawl on the latest versions of the Creative Cloud – it came down to a choice between either a MacBook or a high-ish spec Framework for lightweight work on the go with a machine that will actually last a good few years. I traded-off the incredible Mac battery life and excellent screen for much better ram/storage for the price as well as unrivalled upgradability/reparability with the 12th gen Framework.
It’s also nice to be able to support a company genuinely trying to improve the industry.
Well, if you have a USB PD charger with enough power, you don’t need a separate one.
I actually mostly use a 45 watt Samsung charger with my computer. Also tested a 30 watt MacBook Air charger, and a 25 watt Samsung.
Wouldn’t recommend the latter. It got very hot.
My Frame.work charger is actually used mostly to power a Samsung tablet, the aforementioned MacBook Air, or my phone.
The cable is longer so it reaches my work area easier.
Hi everyone. I’m a real estate investment broker, and just ordered my batch 3 12th gen i7-1280p with 64g ram today. I have been limping along on a 2015 Thinkpad, which has no battery life at all anymore, and which takes it’s sweet time running the access database I built. I wanted a framework because there’s no other computer that I’m aware of that is compact and offer such tremendous RAM capacity. Very stoked to start this journey.
Hello, I’m a Former IT Professional turned Bank Teller. I’m still a PC Hobbyist and mainly use my desktop for most things, as my old laptop isn’t very useful anymore. Wanted a Project to tinker on and hopefully upgrade easily in the future.
G’day, Australian systems developer here. I’ve been patiently waiting for Australia to be added as a region, and just jumped on it when it was announced overnight.
I’ve had enough of paying a MS tax when the first thing I do when I get a new laptop is to blow away windows. Self repair and custom expansion ports too, what’s not to love!
I’m looking forward to receiving my new machine when it ships hopefully in October
Hi, another Aussie here, I’m an electrician by trade. I’ve been waiting about 8 or 9 months for Australia to be added. Got my order in today and am keen to get the new system as soon as possible. My old HP laptop is near 8 or 9 years old now and long overdue for replacement; although it woks well enough the tech is very old and slow even for Linux installs.
I first heard about framework laptops from a link posted on ubuntuforums.org; I was fascinated by the concept of an easily upgradable laptop (that is Linux compatible) and have been very keen to check out the framework system. I’m a long time Ubuntu and Debian user, from about 2007 on, and look forward to building my laptop myself and installing Ubuntu or Xubuntu to start off with.
Canadian in Aus, grateful for the pre-orders!!!
I’m another who found Framwork on LTT.
I built my first pc when I was 19, back in 1998… taught myself how to partition my measly harddrive and run both windows and linux on the same machine, taught myself how to code a website (ah, iframes and papyrus font - so not joking)… have since gone all corporate, had a family, and don’t have as much time to do those kinds of things anymore, though I have on occasion been known to replace a battery or screen etc on our idevices… thank you ifixit…
I have three boys, ages 11.5 to 16, for whom we’ve already spent $1000s on devices over the years, and I HATE that once they’re done, they’re done… I have a stack of various laptops, FOUR pc towers, and too many tablets to count, because I REFUSE to get rid of them because one day, we should be able to use the parts. (Hubby thinks I have issues - he might not be wrong.) And their latest school laptops, Lenovo ThinkPads, are less than 2 years old, and riddled with issues, meaning they’ll need new ones for next year. Now to convince hubby that the investment in repairable and upgradeable laptops NOW will save us $1000s in the next 10 years… ** sigh ** good times.
excited to get the opportunity to have devices that we can continue using long term. so freaking excited.
Hi all,
I am patiently awaiting the arrival of my DIY Framework, due to be delivered this Wednesday.
I chose a framework laptop as a replacement for my Dell Inspiron. Once a perfectly good laptop that got just old and isn’t upgradeable.
I’ve worked as a software engineer for a number of years and Linux is my preference. After reading the guides and think I will put on Manjaro distro…or I may give Mint a try.
I think the DIY version is an exciting idea and being able to upgrade and customise a laptop over time is a game changer for me. I like the idea of community support and the reviews I’ve read are promising.
Just hoping the laptop is as sleek as it looks in the picture…4 sleeps to go!
I began with Linux in 1994 during computer engineering school, pure fun with Slackware.
Then moved to Windows for work, with company-provided laptops.
7 years ago moved to MacBooks, had a blast.
Trying framework hardware, with a Linux distro (probably Ubuntu) is an exciting next step. Can’t wait to the journey, and learn from/with you all.
I own a computer service business. I’m building an 11th gen i5 Frame.work laptop for a customer. I’ve received almost all the parts; I’m waiting on the battery to become available.
Anybody know where I can get screws?! Frame.work doesn’t sell them. They give you this link Fasteners Guide - Framework Guides and say the screws are available in any hardware store. Ha!
Hey folks! Sysadmin and coder that’s bought their first Framework.
Became aware of Framework a little over six months ago, but didn’t have a need to purchase additional equipment at the time. I did bookmark it though, as a modular laptop that has an eye towards shrinking the ecological impact of technology was of interest to me.
Planning on carrying out my usual Sysadmin duties with it, as well as do some game development I do as a hobby. Never used an external GPU before, but eager to give it a look.
Hello, I have been interested in Framework since they first launched. Now that they have opened up orders in Australia I have finally ordered one.
Looking forward to something a bit easier to open than my previous (now broken) Dell inspiron.
