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Framework Laptop 16 review: the ultimate in modular PCs (theguardian.com)
18 points by beardyw 12 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 8 comments



I'm so ready to buy a Framework once it has:

* Touchscreen plus pen

* Tent Mode

* ThinkPad/Dell Pointer Stick in the middle of the keyboard

Until then, my X1 Yoga (Arch) is my favorite!

Would LOVE to get a Framework though, but can't handle a UX regression hit to my workflow and productivity.

I'm hopeful that there will be 3rd party options for these features soon!!!


The obvious nitpick with the title is it should probably say "laptops", not "PCs".

This looks like a nice device but the little USB modules still feel like more of a gimmick than anything. Give me twice as many soldered ports in the same space and I won't have to fiddle around with (let alone buy) a bunch of these adapters. Sadly my deal-breaker remains - even on a great big 16" slab we still get the horrible half-height up/down cursor keys.

What I really do like about Framework is the ecosystem that's starting to grow around reusing old parts, that's excellent.


I can't seem to quit my Thinkpad, even as Lenovo gets worse. I need a Thinkpad style trackpoint. I was expecting after at least a few years, this would be available because modding old school Thinkpads is big in the same scene that Framework is in, but no.

Also any laptop I buy needs to have: 2x USB-C, 2x USB-A, 1x HDMI, 1x SD card, and 1x Ethernet. With framework 14, I get 4 ports and have to carry 3 adapters. If I want Ethernet, it isn't flush with the device. This seems absurd.


Same, I'm so much faster with the touch stick touch pointer thing than a trackpad.


> Give me twice as many soldered ports in the same space and I won't have to fiddle around with (let alone buy) a bunch of these adapters.

Solution: connect them, leave them connected, don't touch them, and you won't have to "fiddle around with (let alone buy) a bunch of these adapters."


Pretty sure they don't have a compulsion to change things for no reason


Edit: the framework 16 has six ports, not four. I remain infuriated by the framework 14 .


>Four ports is not enough.

The Laptop 16 has six ports, as anyone can see in the second photo in the OP:

https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/366abf477764c02feed15e0be103f...




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