Ich wusste ja, dass das Ding ohne Fingerabdrucksensor kommen wird, hab mich entschieden SSD und Arbeitsspeicher selbst noch dazu zu kaufen um Geld zu sparen und hab auf Windows dankend verzichtet. Jetzt erst realisiere ich: der Stylus ist nicht inklusive.

Aber ich bin ja bereit die Framework Tax zu bezahlen, wenn ich dafür das »Privileg« erhalte, meinen Laptop reparieren und aufrüsten zu können.

Aber zusammen mit den Prozessoren, die ja eigentlich »richtig gute Prozessoren von vor 2 Jahren statt mittelmäßige Prozessoren von heute« sein sollten, tatsächlich aber eher mittelmäßige Prozessoren von vor 2 Jahren zu sein scheinen, ist mein Hype doch eher vorsichtig.

Der prognostizierte Liefertermin wird wahrscheinlich nicht eingehalten, aber die ersten Laptops wurden bereits ausgeliefert und mittlerweile summieren sich die Dinge, die mir ein mulmiges Bauchgefühl geben.

Der Laptop soll wohl relativ schnell den Lüfter anwerfen, der Akku hält nur 5h, Bildschirm und IO (Tastatur und Trackpad) überzeugen niemanden so richtig.

So langsam frage ich mich, ob ich meine Bestellung einfach stornieren soll. Die Aussicht den Laptop reparieren zu können wird reizlos, wenn das funktionierende Produkt schon keine Freude bereitet.

Wenn man an die 1000€ kratzt, sich aber denkt »naja, vielleicht kann man den Bildschirm ja zukünftig gegen einen besseren tauschen«, warum kaufe ich dann für so viel Geld etwas, wovon ich nicht überzeugt bin und eigentlich weiß, dass ich es wieder loswerden will. Kaufe ich gerade E-Waste? Was mach ich dann mit dem alten Touchscreen? Was würde so ein Display dann überhaupt kosten?

Hätte ich nicht so schlechte Erfahrungen mit MacBook Displays gemacht (wenn sie funktionieren: prima, wenn sie kaputt gehen: teuer) würde ich für das Geld ein MacBook Air kaufen.

Aber viel wichtiger: das #Framework12 konkurriert sowohl ökonomisch als auch ethisch mit gebrauchten ThinkPads und so langsam frage ich mich ob ich am Ende vielleicht glücklicher bin, wenn ich einfach mein X270 behalte.

Der #Fedora support scheint dafür gut zu sein.

»The Framework 12 still feels overpriced [...] as a Windows 11 device but as a fully supported Linux 2-in-1 [...] I'm almost ready to say it's worth the extra money, especially for someone new to Linux. If you can get past the shortcomings [...]. And honestly, there just aren't many true convertible competitors in the Linux space.« Lifting Linux

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi0tLDg3vYQ #Framework12

Side by side to my ThinkPad it actually doesn't feel like such a compromise. And it definitely has character :3

#Framework12 #fedora42

First, some issues to tackle: My trackpad was misaligned, I thought I did something wrong when I assembled my machine. Bf disassembled, reassembled and properly aligned the trackpad. Now it works fine.

Next up, we're trying to remap the ⚙️-key to F13, so it is more useful. It was a bit hard to track down the proper documentation for framework_tool, but my boyfriend dug through the commits and found something: https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/framework-system/pull/183/commits/f3560af71e476680ee234677bc125d4972b74f87

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I was really impressed by how many things »just worked«. Some things I needed to tweak with GNOME extensions.

Display: you notice the reds being orange with the naked eye. But I like the display otherwise. Touchscreen works just fine, still waiting to order the colour-matched stylus.

Keyboard: I like how the key caps feel, travel is fine. You can swap Fn and left-ctrl in BIOS, but I'm trying to just get used to how it is, so it doesn't confuse other people using my laptop.

Trackpad: after realignment, I'm really impressed. I haven't used many modern non-apple trackpads, but this one gets really close to the diveboard-style trackpads found in older Macbooks, while not being made out of glass (from what I've heard).

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As a follow up: I noticed some cracks too unfortunately. Already contacted support.

https://chitter.xyz/@codl/115208702753942347

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#Framework are sending me a new part but I'll have to wait a few weeks because they want to make sure the replacement won't just crack again after a while, fair enough.

In the meantime, they apparently started selling the stylus tonight. It was announced to come out in Q3 which ends today, so they didn't miss that deadline. 😂

Unfortunately, I didn't get an email (pretty sure I signed up for notifications, but I also didn't receive a confirmation when I signed up again to be sure) and they are already sold out again.

I was waiting for the stylus to order more expansion cards but I've now opted for a dongle that has all the ports I wanted instead. That way I still have enough USB-C ports left.

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The replacement bottom cover arrived more than a week ago but I'm unsure if I want to replace it right away. Apparently it is a more involved procedure. https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Framework+Laptop+12+Bottom+Cover+Replacement/186623

I'm not happy with how the Framework CEO handled that other situation (https://community.frame.work/t/framework-supporting-far-right-racists/75986) but I ordered the stylus anyway when it was back in stock. I was a bit annoyed by the extra 12€ for shipping, because I would've ordered it together with the laptop if it would've been available back then. But I could've picked another stylus if it bothered me enough.

Recently, when playing Olli Olli World while sharing the screen via Discord, I brought the i5 to its limits after a while. When thermal throttling kicked in, I was at 7 fps (down from around 30 before). Casual games, with just an audio call in the background are fine. I like using it in tent mode with a PS4 controller. I'm curious how performance compares to something like the Steam Deck.
I don't expect the laptop to be a high performer, so I don't really throw big tasks at it. This was the first time I've run into a wall. Take it as anecdotal evidence. I don't really want to benchmark this thing. (If I find some nice benchmarks, maybe I'll link them here in the future.)

About the missing fingerprint reader:
I got used to typing my password again quickly, but when someone prototyped an extension card (https://community.frame.work/t/fingerprint-reader-expansion-card-for-fw12/76798) I got curious and sent my boyfriend to the task. Unfortunately the documentation is missing steps and he couldn't replicate the results easily.
I wound up with just using the fingerprint reader with an adapter (USB A expansion card ordered with the stylus).
But the forum thread was shared by the CEO, so I'm curious if there'll be an official expansion card or if that means »if you really need a fingerprint reader just DIY«. I assume it's the latter.

#Framework #Framework12