Yeah - those 11th gen CPUs are not the finest, but I knew that going in Totally fine for the price though!
I've watched a few reviews, QC on the 16 seems a tad hit and miss. Every review with issues had them sorted out by framework which is good. Mostly small things like alignment of the keyboard spacers with the chassis (gaps) and one review with issues taking the gpu in and out (was fixed with a replacement gpu thingo). Overall they look great, benchmarks what you'd expect. Battery life perhaps a tiny bit lacking for the price but with all the advantages of easy repair and future upgrades... Very tempting.
I am honestly thinking of getting a framework 16 for my partner as a desktop replacement as they do 80% of work on the couch now, saves me having to keep a pc updated and a decent laptop as well... just keep the framework at decent specs.
This is the same egpu dock that I have been using for over 1.5 years now. Recommended bit of kit if you want your portability and gaming cakes... just not at the same time.
Hi, I am running a 13” amd laptop… I like it… battery life can be pounded into the ground if you use it heavily, just like any modern laptop… and it can be loud if you are working it hard… I have used it with and external thunderbolt dock and 3080 gpu, and then the performance is awesome, no longer portable, and still loud, if the cpu is still working hard. On web browsing and word processing duties it is silent and battery life is good. Admittedly I haven’t used it as much as I thought I would… cheers, AP
thanks for the feedback powella good to hear real feedback from owners. I don't need a new laptop yet, but these are tickling my feels
Framework Laptop 16 Expansion Bay module! Today we’re launching the first new module for the Expansion Bay system in Framework Laptop 16: the Dual M.2 Adapter, enabling you to add additional storage drives or other high speed devices. When we first announced Framework Laptop 16, we shared that one of the core design goals was unlocking desktop-like modularity within a slim notebook form factor with high performance PCIe-interfaced modules. Our first modules were the Graphics Module with an AMD Radeon 7700S discrete GPU and the Expansion Bay Shell which provides cooling along with an open central area for modules to drop into. The new Dual M.2 Adapter is the first module that installs into the Expansion Bay Shell. You can pick it up today in the Framework Marketplace along with the Graphics Module Interposer that it uses to connect to the Mainboard; just remember to update your Framework Laptop 16 to the latest BIOS first for compatibility. The Dual M.2 Adapter supports two M.2 M-key devices in 2230, 2242, 2260, and 2280 sizes with full 4-lane PCIe 4.0 throughput to each. We expect the most popular use case for this will be cramming in massive amounts of additional NVMe storage. With 8TB SSDs now available, that means you can add 16TB to your Framework Laptop 16, in addition to the two internal M.2 drive slots! There are plenty of other use cases possible too for M.2 modules. We’ve tested out M.2 AI accelerators and we expect that at least one of you is going to try hooking up a desktop GPU through an M.2 to PCIe slot adapter. We’re looking forward to seeing what else you can come up with. We’ve also posted a video overview of the new module. If you want to go deeper, you can check out open source schematics and reference CAD for the Expansion Bay system to start creating your own modules.
Two new things from Framework today: A $299 RISC-V Mainboard and a $679 Framework 13 chassis (laptop without mainboard and wifi).
Correct... and a sff pc... https://www.theverge.com/news/618785/framework-desktop-annoucement-price-release-date edit: and an overloaded website... Edit #2: there is some discussion on this sff effort over at the strix halo thread - https://forums.overclockers.com.au/posts/19625402/
