Framework Laptop 13 Deep Dive: A laptop webcam with smartphone technology

&quot;It’s also compatible with all of our existing Framework Laptop 13 and Framework Laptop 16 models, so you can pick it up in the Framework Marketplace and upgrade the laptop you already own&quot;<p>It&#x27;s nice to see this in a world where the status quo is soldered-in unfixable hardware.

While I&#x27;m personally happy with the current webcam module (although, depending on how much the standby power reduction is, that might be worth it even if I don&#x27;t care about the quality improvement?), but I&#x27;m very happy that we are starting to see more of these upgrades which is a non-trivial part of the framework value proposition.

I&#x27;ve had a Framework 13&quot; Intel 12th Gen for about two years now. It&#x27;s my personal machine, so it doesn&#x27;t get a ton of use. It&#x27;s been quiet as a web surfing and desktop syncing machine. I use it to administer my other computer around the house. I even used it to host a steam game trivia night and some light gaming without issue. I&#x27;ve switched out the hinges and will probably switch mainboards and displays at some point in the future.<p>Does it have battery life like the macbook or those new arm machines? No. Does it have the same performance for RAM as soldered options? Probably not. But if they introduce an LPCAMM2 variant, it will be more competitive.

A $40 upgrade for existing owners makes this all the sweeter. Would that anyone else making systems have such a sustainable ethos.<p>I wonder how hard it would be to use this for other purposes.

I&#x27;m with an XPS right now and the 4k 13&quot; display it has is wonderful. That&#x27;s the only thing holding me back from a framework laptop.

Glad to see this update, the original webcam was merely adequate.

Can you use the module as a regular webcam? The thin stripe on a display bezel would look less intrusive than a regular protruding cam.

Do Framework have an ARM offering? Or is it on the cards?<p>I don&#x27;t see it at first glance, that would peak my interest.

What distro are people running with the new 2.8k display? I want to like the Framework (and indeed, any linux laptop) but the compromises are still too many. Poor battery life, lack of fractional scaling support, fan noise, trouble with suspend&#x2F;hibernate, palm rejection issues, wonky wifi and tinny sound are all things I see on forums.