The Frame.work Marketplace Opened

I can&#x27;t remember the last time I so badly wanted a company to succeed AND also believed it was possible for them to thrive.<p>I think the landscape is right: awareness of reparability is probably at the highest its ever been, along with access to information and tools. The chip shortage and general lack of breakthrough gains in processing aside from Zen has stalled the upgrade cycles a bit, giving Framework time to dig its heel into the ground without being having to deal with new internal components. And the chip shortage also might produce a sense of &quot;whatever I buy needs to last&quot;, which is a perfect match for Framework&#x27;s platform.

You know what I would <i>love</i> to see? The mechanical keyboard community get a hold of this.<p>Actually, what would be kinda cool and a bit more &quot;practical&quot; (in a since, at least) would be an option without any keyboard at all (plain aluminum or like plexiglass or acrylic or something) so I can use my own keyboard. I know from experience my Planck or Atreus fit on top of a normal laptop keyboard footprint, but I always feel so weird putting a mechanical keyboard on top of a laptop keyboard, damaging something or another.<p>Actually, I&#x27;m off to go through that into the community forum

The battery of my top of the line 2018 Surface Book 2 is failing and it would cost me $599 before tax to replace it. Instead, I&#x27;m going to put that money towards a new Framework laptop. I&#x27;m super excited to finally own a fully servicable laptop, really rooting for Frame.work to succeed.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;support.microsoft.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;topic&#x2F;how-much-does-out-of-warranty-service-cost-for-your-surface-device-or-accessory-4c77ac8a-e8c3-d0e4-7e8a-a29f768d43ff" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;support.microsoft.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;topic&#x2F;how-much-does-out-...</a>

Looking to get off Apples ecosystem after their last couple years of privacy debacles etc. I&#x27;m also facing a 350eur battery replacement as my mbp trends below 70% life and Apple requires me to replace about half of the laptop to get a new battery.<p>This is the answer that I&#x27;ve been waiting for.<p>My MBP is 15&quot; and I prefer the bigger size &#x2F; spec but this laptop is only 13&quot; and would normally be a dealbreaker for me however, I&#x27;m going to put that to one side and jump in as soon as I have the capital. I want to be part of something that I see as good and a move in the right direction for repairability, openness and choice.<p>I see a lot of people holding off because it needs X or they want an AMD cpu, I just want to say support this team now, they&#x27;re doing great stuff and we as a community need to back them.

The amount of keyboard languages supported it fantastic. I was certain I wouldn&#x27;t see &quot;Canadian French&quot; included but that definitely tipped the scales for me.

This is exciting! I do wonder how Framework will handle some of the logistical challenges associated with running a hardware company, namely distribution. I’ve been waiting on my Framework DIY Edition for several weeks now - it was estimated to arrive a couple of weeks ago but seems to be stuck in the purgatory that is Portland &#x2F; Troutdale FedEx. Of course everything is kinda upside down in the world at the moment and Framework is barely a year old at this point, so I can’t really fault them here. That said, I really hope Framework is able to successfully scale in this regard. Like it would suck to order a replacement part you need only to have to wait a month or longer for it to arrive in the mail.

I really hope they add a keyboard with better arrow key&#x2F;home&#x2F;end&#x2F;pgup&#x2F;pgdn keys at some point. This is literally one of the most important factors for me in a laptop because I <i>hate</i> the way most laptops do them.

Definitely my next laptop once I can justify a new laptop for my needs.

I can&#x27;t wait to own one of these when they start offering AMD

If there were a track point keyboard, I don&#x27;t think I could resist buying this laptop.<p>I would also love a 16 or 18 inch version.

A regular SDCard expansion slot would be nice. My 2013 macbook pro has that, and makes it easy to transfer files from my camera.

I need a USB-A port because I was too stubborn and insisted on using usb-c only ports to my detriment. And it&#x27;s &quot;coming soon&quot; only!<p>Hope they will be available soon.

Are there plans for a 15&quot; Laptop soon? Can&#x27;t wait to place an order.

That transparent keyboard marked as coming soon is very very cool looking.

I didn&#x27;t buy one because I am not sure how well the module system works with regards to converting USB-C to HDMI&#x2F;DP&#x2F;etc.<p>In all of my past experience, converting USB to graphics resulted in one problem or another. It&#x27;s too much complexity for my taste. Am I wrong about how this laptop works though?

Buying one as soon as preorders are available in Australia.

I think I have a somewhat relevant comment: as you might suspect for an Intel mainboard whose USB-C ports support such a wide variety of adapters, the USB-C ports on the framework laptop and those adapters are Thunderbolt 3-compatible, they just aren&#x27;t certified yet.

About a month back I decided it&#x27;s long past due for me to try a tiling window manager. I&#x27;ve been rocking a DIY edition running Manjaro Sway community edition. There&#x27;s been a learning curve coming from ChromeOS but I&#x27;m ecstatic. It feels like the first time I&#x27;ve had hardware and software tailored towards the priorities I have for a computer.<p>The only thing I haven&#x27;t gotten sorted is Bluetooth. I got it working once but it didn&#x27;t survive a reboot. Others have figured it out, so I&#x27;m hopeful that I will too.<p>Love seeing a reasonably priced replacement battery here in the marketplace. I may buy one now just to throw in the backpack. Swapping it out looks like it&#x27;d be a ~3 minute job.

Will it ever ship with coreboot and linux support ?

I&#x27;m waiting on V2 of the DIY. I want to really get a sense of how upgradeable the laptop is. I hope I don&#x27;t see &quot;works on V1 not V2&quot; and &quot;works on V2 not V1&quot; on their parts.

It&#x27;s interesting they chose such a compact form factor for their laptop right from the beginning. I&#x27;d reckon a 15.6&quot; build would have been much easier to put together for modularity and ease of repair, and maybe once it gained traction they could have expanded to smaller forms. Their initial customer base (I&#x27;m guessing it&#x27;d be engineers and enthusiasts) would also have been compatible with a bigger laptop, even if the mainstream laptop market has been overrun with small devices for some reason.

Aren&#x27;t the expansion modules all just things that are standard ports and storage options on normal laptops? Would be cool if they offered something a little specialized. But of course if the current setup lets them offer the base laptop with less ports at a reduced price compared to a less modular laptop with more standard ports, it could be a win too.

I&#x27;m swooning over that back to top button that spins as your scroll and it attempts to match your scroll speed.

I think the killer feature would be if Framework provided schematics so you can carry out component level repairs, even on the replaceable modules.

I&#x27;m hoping by the next time I go laptop shopping that they&#x27;ve released a model with more USB C ports. This is phenomenal work though.

I would love a touchpad with mouse buttons please!

Those storage expansion cards are so awesome.

32 keyboard options and no Dvorak? Thanks, I&#x27;ll pass. &#x2F;s<p>(But seriously, frame.work guys, add Dvorak!!)

Any plans for a fanless option.

Biggest bummer is that they&#x27;re not using AMD chips. Does anyone know why?

I am pretty sure many would want a mechanical keyword option.

What’s the difference between the DIY and regular editions?

How do I buy one without giving money to Microsoft?

I would love to see a yubikey in here.

I’m ordering the day the Thunderbolt expansion card becomes available. I just can’t make use of a laptop that I can’t plug my eGPU into.

Now sell to NZ and AU pleeeeeeease