I've thought about buying a new laptop, as the laptop I currently have is one I bought in 2014.. I've thought about buying a Framework laptop - I but they're quite expensive. I might end up buying a more mainstream https://frame.work/products/laptop16-diy-amd-ai300/configuration/new
I've thought about buying a new laptop, as the laptop I currently have
is one I bought in 2014.. I've thought about buying a Framework laptop
- I like their open-source design and that you can repair/upgrade them easily, but they're quite expensive. I might end up buying a more mainstream laptop..
https://frame.work/products/laptop16-diy-amd-ai300/configuration/new
paulie420 wrote to Nightfox <=-
I've thought about buying a new laptop, as the laptop I currently have
is one I bought in 2014.. I've thought about buying a Framework laptop
- I like their open-source design and that you can repair/upgrade them easily, but they're quite expensive. I might end up buying a more mainstream laptop..
https://frame.work/products/laptop16-diy-amd-ai300/configuration/new
I'm a big fan of frame.works - I'm typing on a frame 13 right now; yes, you pay a premium, AND I experienced some bugs in my 1st generation 13
- but I love what frame.work is doing, AND I have faith that they're
gonna make it. Its been what, 5 years and still going strong??
While the 16 is super awesome and just came out w/ new AMD ai300 mainboards and new Nvidia GPUs, the 13 is worth a look - same CPU just without the GPU card... at some point I'm going to upgrade my aging
Intel gen11 to the new AMD ai300.
While the 16 is super awesome and just came out w/ new AMD ai300 mainboards and new Nvidia GPUs, the 13 is worth a look - same CPU jus without the GPU card... at some point I'm going to upgrade my aging Intel gen11 to the new AMD ai300.
I'm also a fan - have had a 16 for about a year and love it. I got the Ryzen-9 and 32GB, with a 2TB NVME, and it's super fast. Have not had
any trouble with it at all, and it's Linux-friendly.
paulie420 wrote to Gamgee <=-
While the 16 is super awesome and just came out w/ new AMD ai300 mainboards and new Nvidia GPUs, the 13 is worth a look - same CPU jus without the GPU card... at some point I'm going to upgrade my aging Intel gen11 to the new AMD ai300.
I'm also a fan - have had a 16 for about a year and love it. I got the Ryzen-9 and 32GB, with a 2TB NVME, and it's super fast. Have not had
any trouble with it at all, and it's Linux-friendly.
Nice - and you paid up. :P Glad you haven't had any issues - but my hardware has had a bad mic since day 1... however I still support the company and their mission.
While the 16 is super awesome and just came out w/ new AMD ai300 mainboards an
new Nvidia GPUs, the 13 is worth a look - same CPU just without the GPU card..
at some point I'm going to upgrade my aging Intel gen11 to the new AMD ai300.
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System 76 then?
I'm a big fan of frame.works - I'm typing on a frame 13 right now; yes, you pay a premium, AND I experienced some bugs in my 1st generation 13 - but I love what frame.work is doing, AND I have faith that they're gonna make it. Its been what, 5 years and still going strong??
While the 16 is super awesome and just came out w/ new AMD ai300 mainboards and new Nvidia GPUs, the 13 is worth a look - same CPU just without the GPU card... at some point I'm going to upgrade my aging Intel gen11 to the new AMD ai300.
Nice - and you paid up. :P Glad you haven't had any issues - but my hardware has had a bad mic since day 1... however I still support the company and their mission.
Well that sucks. Not sure of the warranty policy, but would that cover the bad mic problem? Seems like it should.
To those of us not as "in the know" :D, what benefit does the GPU
provide, or what do you lose not having one? Pretty sure my current laptop doesn't have one, and I am none the wiser -- which makes me think getting a new one without wouldn't be an issue.
Although I tend to like buying the newest thing, maybe I'll have a look
at the 13.. I'll probably keep it around for a while, so it might be worth having the newest version though.
paulie420 wrote to Gamgee <=-
Nice - and you paid up. :P Glad you haven't had any issues - but my hardware has had a bad mic since day 1... however I still support the company and their mission.
Well that sucks. Not sure of the warranty policy, but would that cover the bad mic problem? Seems like it should.
IMO Framework support is GREAT - for all the issues/things that they
get multiple complaints about. I reported the non-functional mic within
2 weeks of purchase. When I VERY FIRST installed Windows, I saw it -
but then it stopped working; th was over less than a week. After installing [many] Linux distros, the mic hasn't worked since week 1.
Framework DID send out a camera/mic module replacement - but that
didn't fix the issue... its not the module, but something else - either the wiring to the mainboard or the connection maybe?? At any rate, I
wish Framework would have very early on just said we're shipping out a
new laptop and send yours back in the box we provided - but they
didn't...
Our email chains would go on, them asking questions and me giving different replies - and then I'd ignore it for a couple months - this
went on for 3-4 different cycles of emails; in the end, there was no
fix and no offer to replace.
So... I do think my issue is an odd one/something one-off - but their support for those issues is/was lacking IMO. That being said, I'm still
a fan and I wonder when I upgrade my mainboard if that issue will go
away.
Although I tend to like buying the newest thing, maybe I'll have a look
at the 13.. I'll probably keep it around for a while, so it might be
worth having the newest version though.
It simply comes down to whether you NEED a full blown graphics card or not. If not, the 13 is really capable and the new AMD CPUs look really good.
To those of us not as "in the know" :D, what benefit does the GPU provide, or what do you lose not having one? Pretty sure my current laptop doesn't have one, and I am none the wiser -- which makes me think getting a new one without wouldn't be an issue.
Well, the new Framework 16 has an Nvidia 5080 GPU card; the 13 does not - its just the APU on the CPU... graphics on chip.
The 16 is a full fledged graphics card, which is pretty flippin sick!!
If you don't use a machine for gaming, and mostly only use it for "normal" desktop things -- the most graphically intensive thing you might do is watch youtube videos -- is there a benefit of having a system that has a separate GPU?
The 16 is a full fledged graphics card, which is pretty flippin sick!!
If you don't use a machine for gaming, and mostly only use it for
"normal" desktop things -- the most graphically intensive thing you might do is watch youtube videos -- is there a benefit of having a system that has a separate GPU?
Dumas Walker wrote to PAULIE420 <=-think
To those of us not as "in the know" :D, what benefit does the GPU provide, or what do you lose not having one? Pretty sure my current laptop doesn't have one, and I am none the wiser -- which makes me
itsgetting a new one without wouldn't be an issue.
Well, the new Framework 16 has an Nvidia 5080 GPU card; the 13 does not -
just the APU on the CPU... graphics on chip.
The 16 is a full fledged graphics card, which is pretty flippin sick!!
If you don't use a machine for gaming, and mostly only use it for
"normal" desktop things -- the most graphically intensive thing you
might do is watch youtube videos -- is there a benefit of having a
system that has a separate GPU?
If you don't use a machine for gaming, and mostly only use it for "normal
desktop things -- the most graphically intensive thing you might do is watch youtube videos -- is there a benefit of having a system that has a separate GPU?
GPUs can be used for general computational stuff too; not just gaming. Video rendering/transcoding, and other software that does a lot of math-intensive stuff, could use a GPU for that, which could speed it up quite a bit. And not
just crypto mining, either.
If you don't use a machine for gaming, and mostly only use it for "normal" desktop things -- the most graphically intensive thing you might
do is watch youtube videos -- is there a benefit of having a system that has a separate GPU?
Video editing, photo editing, Blender, DaVinci Resolve, AI, etc. That being said, I still don't have a NEED for a GPU; a current-gen APU is still good enough for my needs. (The most I do is light 4K video editing...)
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