Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:53 What changed
02:35 What’s in the box
04:27 Design & build quality
06:52 Slap a Linux on it
07:52 Display & touchscreen
09:25 The good touch
12:33 Keyboard & touchpad
14:57 Webcam & mic
16:25 Performance
18:25 Conclusion
Links
https://guides.frame.work/Guide/Display+Replacement+on+Framework+Laptop+12/428?lang=en
https://frame.work/fr/en/blog/framework-laptop-12-now-with-core-series-3
https://frame.work/fr/en/products/laptop12-diy-intel-series3/configuration/new
If it weren’t for the price of memory (and everything else), the FW12 would be an easy buy for me. It is equal to or surpasses my current 13th gen Intel laptop in every way aside from the display (an amazing OLED to a reddish LCD is not great), and I really want one of their fun colours, especially the purple one!
Maybe in the future I can get one for cheap in the used market? Framework’s “neutral” stance (that is, their unwillingness to criticise DHH and Omarchy. Not nearly as bad as Dell and others, who more blatantly support such nasty politics, but still) bothers me, so buying used also means my money won’t go directly to them.
There’s not much of a used market because the laptop is so repairable, I still have my 11th gen
That makes sense! Most other laptops become junk when the keyboard eventually gums up or when the screen breaks, but if it’s repairable you can easily fix it :D
With the price of 5 year old framework 13s being what they are I doubt it. You can get a newer thinkpad for half the price.
For a moment I thought I would have to be the one to make the PSA thos time that Framework is cool with being a nazi bar. Thank you, stranger.