Not necessarily so. Depends what part of the ISO is corrupted. It may run fine live but if the wrong part of the ISO is affected installing becomes a nightmare experience. I have been hit with that scenario on one occasion in the past. I have been installing Ubuntu from downloaded ISO files since 2007. I learnt very quickly to always check the integrity of the download file Edit: or if possible use a bit-torrent to download the ISO.
I am not referring to the integrity of the physical installation medium, the disc or USB stick, but to the downloaded ISO file itself.
My name is Wrenly Bewick, and I am a college student going for either a degree in computer science or electrical engineering. I have always loved to tinker and fix things, and I am a huge proponent of right to repair.
I chose to buy a framework laptop in order to have something reliable and repairable, putting my money were my mouth is. I bought a batch 3 DIY edition with a 12th gen Intel CPU. I use it for college and light 3D modeling.
I hope to someday upgrade my Framework laptop with a larger, more configurable model featuring more IO as well as support for internal and interchangeable GPUs. A 16 inch screen would be ideal for me.
Cheers to framework, and long live right to repair!
Hi there, new person here! Iām SlashFuture, and I enjoy video games, keeping up with Technology, and watching Movies and TV shows! I especially love the idea of Framework, as I wanted to build my own laptop when I was younger and now I can! I look forward to whenever AMD decides to make a Motherboard, but until then Iām satisfied with my laptop! I may post sporadically, but I will reply to people whenever I can, and I look forward to meeting new people!
Gāday,
Rcg here, Iāve finally got my Framework set up. Iām running an Artix system. Iāve used Unix since 1984, and followed linux from the first posts on comp.os.unix. Iāve been a linux user since about 1995 and love the DIY approach. I have a small smithy at the end of our yard and (when joints allow) I like bashing hot metal.
Artix seems to run really well on the framework, but I havenāt yet tried getting the WiFi going, I have ethernet in the places I usually work. Both SUSE and Arch also ran well (I have problems with systemd though ā it takes over some of the things I like to have control of!).
The 250Gb usb is brilliant for a hot mirror of my home directory too.
Hey,
I am a physics student from Swizerland :D. My framework will arrive this christmas and I am really looking forward to it.
I think I will be a big fan of the 250 GB hard drive expansion card, because I can have a windows operating system and some data on it without having to have an external hard drive.
I think I will try something new and install Pop_OS on my Laptop. It is not trivial to find a Laptop that really supports Linux and I am greatful for Framework actively trying it.
I am reading all these threads here right now and I am looking forward to becoming part of the community.
Hello everyone, greetings from Costa Rica, new guy here, yesterday I got my Framework DIY 12th gen core i5, with Win 11 as OS.
Since the first time I saw this computer I felt in love for what it stands, but until now i had a chance to buy the laptop at the begining of december.
Iāll mainly used it to study and code a little. Also have plans on 3D printing on the midfuture.
Software developer here, .NET mainly. Will get the 12th gen machine tomorrow and have hopes that it will replace my old Lenovo T495. Aiming to use it dual boot with Windows 11/Linux Mint.
Hi, Iām software engineer live in Taiwan,
just got my 12gen framework laptop from USA by purchasing agent,
yeah~ I canāt buy FL in Taiwan even itās made in Taiwan,
thisās ideal laptop for me, hope one day formally shipping in Taiwan.
Hi, I am a neuroscientist who likes open science stuff! I just arrived in Glasgow. Now I am waiting for my Framework to arrive to crack some neural data on sleeping mice.
Maybe I should get an impermeable laptop cover.
I am replacing my 2-year-old G5 5000 DELL, which was a massive disappointment from the first week.
Audio Technician running primarily Ubuntu Studio, I first got into Linux to keep my 2006 Macbook productive (itās still going) and have since used various Ubuntu flavours on several other machines.
I buy quality equipment and run it as long as I can, both to protect the environment and because I believe itās fiscally responsible. As soon as I learned about Framework I wanted to get one.
Hello there! Iām Justin. Iām a software developer and a big fan of right-to-repair. I first found out about Framework from Linus Tech Tips and Iāve wanted one of their laptops ever since. I love the philosophy behind Framework and the idea of having a small, portable computer without sacrificing too much of the modularity of a desktop system. I ended up getting the refurbished 11th gen i5 version which looks brand new and has been a dream to use so far. Iām running Fedora Xfce on it since this seems like a good time to get away from Windows.
Hey, Iām an engineering student interested in learning how to code, game develop, and work on hardware in general. I have so far put Linux fedora on my framework and I have had the framework laptop for almost a solid month ( I have been on mac for years now and I havenāt had a solid windows laptop in a while.) coming from mac, it definitely changes your perspective. I thoroughly enjoy typing and using the flat mode it provides. I look forward to contributing to this community as I have been on Reddit since I had the laptop. Once again this is a definite change in how I use hardware and has been very enjoyable so far.
Hello! I am Fletch, a software developer and tinkerer!
Just ordered my ChromeOS Framework and Iām very excited for it to arrive! Iāll mostly be using the laptop for everyday tasks and some lightweight game development with PICO-8!
Yāall are up to some cool stuff with the framework components; canāt wait to see these projects unfold!
For a first āHelloā I just want to share that I ordered a Framework-Laptop because the old one had keyboard-issues (to tell the worsed of a few more) and there was no easy way to solve them.
Despite after 8 years of use that seems to be OK the new one should be one with an easy way to change components. Found only one manufacturer with this as concept.
After one day of use everything seems to be fine and Iām glad to be able to use the letter āaā again in a message ā¦
I think my little introduction say a lot about me for the moment. Perhaps later more. Sorry for probably not so good English.
Hello From soggy CA. Just ordered my framework laptop and looking forward to it.
I keep my laptops until they simply get eclipsed by new requirements or gear breaks and I canāt upgrade/replace, so Iām keen on being able to upgrade more easily going forward
Being lucky enough to have family that lives in the US, I ordered a Framework laptop to my familyās address as a replacement of a non-color accurate, bulky, and hard-to-work-with gaming laptop.
I love the concept behind Framework. I genuinely believe more products should strive to do what Framework is doing, so Iām putting my money where my mouth is.
Canāt wait to get to know the community here. Cheers!
Solutions Architect from the Southeast USA (Tennessee), was trying to find the best match between performance and portability. All the thunderbolt 4 ports and an egpu means my rtx cards will have a place to live and give me the flex I wanted in a SFF (Small form factor), but in this beauty of a design.
I will be using arch, an nvidia rtx 3090 and a sonnet 10gbe spf+ as my upgrade in the lab was for 10gbe, this hit every checkmark at a VERY reasonable price since I have some great so-dimms and nvmes already on hand.
Look forward to building some āthingsā for the framework and building guides around egpu/arch/and other fun builds I do for my own framework.
Hey! Iām a student majoring in IT. I ordered this laptop simply because of the upgradability and the support from the community; basically any question that I had about the laptop I was able to find in the forum. Ordered yesterday and Iāve been watching numerous videos since, I am super excited to get my hands on this tech! Coming from a 2020 MacBook Air (intel version), I needed a Windows PC for C++ and virtualization, and I just hate MacOS in general.
I was quick to dismiss framework because I thought it would be too big or not thin enough but I was surprised to find out that it wasnāt much heavier then my macbook. Another issue that I had seen once I researched it more was the battery life. 6 hours on windows isnāt bad though and Iām used to charging my laptop every day anyway. I was quick to make this tradeoff though because seeing the dedicated support in the forum gave me hope for the future (AMD pls!).
I brought the steam deck a while back and one of the great things about that device is how easy it is to repair so I think Iām gonna love carrying around my framework for studying and my steam deck for gaming. I am super excited about upgrading this thing especially if an AMD module comes out.
I opted for the DIY module and bought the ram and storage separately (because it was cheaper). I got the i5-1240P 4.4Ghz 12 cores, 250GB WD BLACK SN770 (that I brought on amazon), along with 16GB of Corsair Vengeance RAM dual channel. Currently waiting for all the parts to come in, I canāt wait to put it together!
