No thread about the framework laptop?

emphy said:
Have you also tried under-volting? Since you're also restricting the maximum clock, the voltage should be able to go quite a bit lower than with boost clocks enabled, resulting in a tidy improvement in battery life.
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No feature for that with mine as far as I know. I've handed it on to my gf as I didnt need the laptop in the end.
 
Ok update... If you're getting the AMD Framework and you install the Framerwork driver pack under Windows 11 and your screen looks like nothing but highlighter Red and Green instead of normal colors I believe they found a solution. In the AMD control panel, whatever they hell they call Radeon software now, there's a setting under Gaming, then Display, call "Vari-Bright". It's on by default for some reason and just went to town on the reds and greens in the color profile. After turning it off, at least for the past few days, everything looks normal. I'm using it now. Everything else about this laptop is stellar.
 
13 days later and the colors are stable on the AMD Framework 13. Just keep an eye out for that "vari-bright" setting.
 
OFaceSIG said:
Will definitely be watching this in a bit. I've only seen one review so far.
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i havent, so if its no good, dont blame me ;)
i just had it pop up in my recommended and figured people here would be interested.
 
After watching some reviews including the Hardware Canucks one, the 16 definitely wouldn't be for me. I have a gaming PC for gaming, and I don't do anything particularly taxing on my laptops as to require the ability to house a moderate GPU. The keyboard flex is an issue I hope they can address in a rev2 or the keyboard or bracing beneath it.

The fit and finish of the 13 is so good, it's a bit disappointing to see the 16 as it is today. I know it has much more modularity, but still.
 
Been a few months now with the Framework 13 Ryzen version. I honestly couldn't be happier. Fit and finish is top notch. It does everything I need it to outside of gaming. But I have a dedicated rig for that. This is the ideal laptop for someone who wants a portable high quality PC laptop that isn't rapey priced. I didn't even get the top of the line SKU. I got the hex core, not the octo core.
 
I got mine Tuesday. Runs a bit warmer than I'm used to with a Desktop, but I'm pleased overall.
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Edited to add: Framework needs to add a disclaimer on their site that reads: The RGB macro pad will burn out your retinas unless you wear welder's goggles.

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OFaceSIG said:
You got the big boy... Let us know how you are with it in a few months please.
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So far the fit and finish have been top notch. I don't have the bendy keyboard feel at all but the keyboard seems to like being on the left side more so than the right. it fits in any of the locations, but it's just easier to put it to the left.

Temps are warmer than I'm used to when benching, but it works pretty great if I just use it, even when modeling and gaming, though I don't generally game with it since I have 2 desktops designed for gaming.
 
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