What's your use case for the FW12?

Framework Laptop 12
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Since COVID, I haven’t needed to travel for work so I have less and less of a need to go for something as high spec as a Dell XPS 13 or with the gaming ability of a Razer Blade, which are my previous two machines. For the occasions where I do travel, I love something I can sling in a back or a carry case without lots of padding (like my trusty EeePC from the netbook era), so something more durable than an aluminium slab appeals.

The FW 12 will replace an occasional use high spec laptop and an ageing but still functional 6th gen iPad, both of which can find much more use with someone else who needs them, and I’ll escape another e-waste upgrade cycle like I already have from smartphones.

Finally, I have green everything else, so unfortunately I am very looking forward to getting the green accents.

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I will be replacing an IPad and mostly replace a desktop pc. Just basic word/spreadsheet processing, web surfing, basic programming and etc. I will keep the windows desktop around for gaming but I don’t do much gaming anymore so my framework will be picking most of what I did on the desktop.

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I want to just get a mainboard and use it as a desktop/server. (mainly server)
I wonder how well it would fit in the 13’s cooler master case

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I sold my Surface Go last year before Windows 10 was supposed to be end-of-life. It was a great little machine, but it was an awful LAPtop.

I’ve been ogling Framework laptops for years, spreading the word, and now there is one on the way :slight_smile:

I program as a hobby, and I want to design and build expansion modules. I <3 R&D.

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16 is a bit big for travel and because I’ve come to love it, the thought of wiping it is painful. That said, the 12 seems perfect for travel, SDR fun, temporary operating systems, etc. Also curious how Linux does with a touch screen, though I doubt I’ll use that much.

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CQ CQ

Yeah, could be a good computer to work with the radio too with digital modes. I’m thinking the touch screen will work out

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Direct replacement for my Thinkpad X210, for general-purpose use as my main portable computer. Web browsing, music, chatting, coding (mostly Ruby), light gaming (Isaac Rebirth and TF2). The Thinkpad is also 12" with a WUXGA panel but with much older internals that have started to show their age. I think the chiclet-style keyboard on the FW12 will probably be a downgrade from the glorious 7-row Thinkpad keyboard, but the Framework will be an upgrade in every other way and I love the way it looks.

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“From the peak of the highest mountain every direction is down”

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My current main-computer is a Thinkpad T480s and I want to replace it. As my Thinkpad is fast enough for my use cases, the fw12 should be fine at all. As secondary device I had an GPD Pocket2 (7" notebook), but while it is super portable it is not really handy to use.
On the go or for the couch 12" is fine and at the desk I have a 38" display. And I really wanted to have a convertible as my next device…

I only hope the quality will be ok, as I am used to using thinkpads t- or x-series. I already miss the backlit keyboard and the trackpoint and hope I will like the (glossy) screen and the haptics (especially for the keyboard)…

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I generally work from home on a Linux minitower, but I want to replace the 6-year-old laptop I take with me when I’m in the office. The FW 12 would be used for the browser apps I have to use for the job, along with some light video- and audio-editing. The 12-inch form factor is nice and mobile, and I’ll be plugging it into an external monitor regardless.

Stylus support for hobbyist-level 2D artwork and note-taking is an added bonus, and depending on the quality of Linux support for it I may very well be able to replace my iPad Air with this as well – so, two birds with one stone, I guess?