This Laptop Can Last FOREVER
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
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CORRECTION: You can swap the Expansion Bay Modules (like the discrete GPU) without removing the Mid Plate, so it's actually relatively quick. For example, The Verge did it in around 2 minutes here: ua-cam.com/video/-IYIuJ_CLPM/v-deo.html
I mentioned @2:10 that this was an engineering sample. For clarity, it's a DVT2 pre-production engineering sample, so there are parts of the mechanical fit and finish that are not final (in the process of being tuned before final release). This specific unit wasn't a review sample, but just a random internal development unit.
As for availability, the Framework Laptop 16 is still in the pre-order phase. If you want to check it out, visit frame.work/laptop-16
I'll never get used to the haircut 😂
@Dave2D please review the Asus Zenbook 14 Flip OLED 2023
Note that this is a pre-release prototype, which means a bunch of the overall mechanical fit and finish is incomplete.
There suld be 2 NVME slots. Stacked
@ianthomas1955 They did say they ran out of room. I'd personally be fine with a single slot with double sided SSD support.
I hope this company really succeeds long term
They probably be bought out by Dell, and that is how they survive. Honestly, the product is amazing but the actual business plan is lunacy.
It won't survive without drastic changes to it imo...
_tldr bit :_
I hope it does, it's a great thing to own if you are a collector. Just I see the specs versus the actual cost of ownership - then I think supply is limited, the market just isn't large enough without investment and changes at the top strategically.
They will sell though because the products are good, though they won't profit sufficiently to continue past 2-3 years. I highly recommend them as an IPO share in future though!
same... but it my mind i only see them being bought in the future. Hope it will not. If that had to happen, i wish it was a good company
@@04_ruizatanedy24 Lol there's no such thing, Framework itself is the closest we'll ever get to a good company. The moment they get bought their products will start getting progressively worse and worse.
They'll either be bought out or everyone else will just copy them, and they'll be left behind.
Yeah…they will most likely be bought out strictly for sourcing their parts. Sure, the parts are modular but those parts are also proprietary. Unless they have an endless supply for each and every skew, I can see them looking for partnerships.
The amount of planning required to make something like this and keep it relevant 5 years down the line is genius! I really do hope the company succeeds
The industrial designer in me cannot help but respect the applied intelligence behind this thing.
As a not-industrial-designer, I am very impressed with how they made the laptop, especially the keyboard and all, so easy to tinker with. I can only imagine how you feel.
I am REALLY rooting for them.
Hopefully they're just not only getting respect for the customers
But also getting bought
@@fajarkurniawan9434 I worry that if they get bought, then this dream would die a death by million cuts. other companies dont really want a modular concept to succeed as that would reduce what they can sell. the first to go would be the time for which parts are available. the new company would also make the new models slightly different so that parts can be interchanged. hence you modular laptop only gets replacement parts. there are too many things that a new owner can screw up. Its better they remain independent.
@@fajarkurniawan9434As someone who subscribed to their newsletter, I can tell you that more people are buying than they expected. Turns out that people were absolutely ravenous for a 16 inch AMD notebook from them.
the real ai
This thing is literally the coolest laptop I’ve seen for a long time. Amazing build quality for something so take-apart-able. Fantastic job Framework!
its so refreshing to see a company making big promises ACTUALLY deliver on them, and more. Framework has my respect for sure
Juicero actually delivered on their big promise too…
It's not worth the money, just get an Asus G14.
@@jondonnelly3the asus is not worth the e-waste.
@@IdaReggaeMonframework has a 3 year track record of nothing but success, bitch. On top of that, they sold out of preorders for the 16" version in like 12 minutes. The demand exceeded their expectations.
@@jondonnelly3So you'd rather get something from a company not as pro consumer just to save a few bucks!? What is wrong with you!?
We need this company to succeed.
True
I put out a video a few weeks ago on why I think it will, they really did their homework as a company@@tiract
only idiots think this, and idiot wannabe startup companies try this, they all evaporate into nothing after burning shitloads of money, because they have no clue, whatsoever, about anything, at all, just like the ordinary customer.
and the company needs to lower the price.
@@AdarshMeher-xe9dl you can only do that at scale and by using predatory business practices like virtually every other company, if you care about modularity and repairability/environment, this is the price it comes with (and consider the fact that you'll actually be able to upgrade the laptop and save yourself money in the long term, instead of having to buy a whole new computer)
As someone that worked in r&d for ten years+, pogo pins life span is something to keep an eye at. Their springs tend to fail after a while and you start getting bad contact. Hopefully these are also replaceable if needed.
That was my concern too - just as a hunch though.
10:17, maybe they sell replacements of this panel.
@@jujuu1339 they will. And putting those contact pins on a replaceable midplate is GENIUS.
Everything is replaceable if you're good enough at soldering.
@@rightwingsafetysquad9872 lel
My laptop from around 12 years ago was somewhat modular: RAM, CPU, GPU, HDD, wireless were all removable as well as the battery. It was a tremendous shame watching laptops get more and more "integrated", especially in the ultrabook class. Nice to see Framework not only reversing this but taking it a few steps further!
Fans are usually the first thing to go on a laptop, and on some (thinkpad T30s) they are buried in the deepest section of the laptop. To be able to install the fan through a "slot" on the back of the laptop or to be able to just pull out the fan & clean it with a hairdryer is UNREAL!! Nice work!!
Other laptop manufacturers can certainly learn a thing or two from this.
Dell are quite repairable.
A new standard for the industry.
profits over anything boys, its just business
they could, but most of them are more interested in selling you a new device every couple years
@@oliviamayumi imagine you're a company, you need money to stay alive and grow to push more money in R&D. I'm pretty sure modular is a great thing but business wise, heck no.
I freaking love Framework. I really want them to succeed because there is nothing else quite like what they are doing. Props to the designers and the team because engineering this stuff could not have been easy, plus making it not cost more than people would be willing to pay!
Dang, just the way that keyboard layout looks says that this labtop is made with love. A full backspace key and shift keys! A dedicated FN button! Even a number pad!!! Or ig macro pad, im guessing u can customize. Wow, the magnetic everything is so cool!!! U can rly customize this computer! So so so cool!!!
There's another module for numpad .... Plus rgb panels and dot matrix panel, etc
Yeah, idk if it's mechanical though 😕
@@Showz333 well I hate hurting my wrist by constantly bottoming out, and hate the mushiness. Noone who is sane would like a mushy, scratchy, hammer feeling keyboard
@@Showz333 every mebbrane has some degree of Mush beacuse it uses rubber
@@Showz333 an external mechanical blows the best laptop keyboards iouta the water
I can't believe that they actually delivered on all of their promises. My next laptop is going to be a framework
I see spacers and I am sold. Next laptop!
I want the 16 inch!
yeah mine too, once my LG Gram 17 dies, the FW16 would be my next
I do think over time, if they're successful, the build of the overall shell can easily become more rigid and solid feeling. This approach, they're pioneering in this space. They want to get it marketable somewhat on a price to upgradeability tradeoff. I think if they get more and more people to go for it, they'll have more leeway on machining to really improve the experience further.
I think this may not happen because framework says they wanna stick to their 70% recycled aluminum composite or whatever their using for the laptop shell.
they are still a very young company and there is much room to grow and improve. I really hope they succeed. Sadly I bought a overpriced macbook pro m1 16 inch but my next laptop in 5-7 years will probably be a framework.
We have to help this succeed.
I'm so tired getting screwed by tech companies
The fans being easily swappable is really cool. Performance oriented laptops put a lot of strain on the fans and they're pretty much guaranteed to fail after a while. I recently had to replace fans on my laptop and it was a major pain the ass, taking off the ENTIRE heat sink just to get the fans off.
Yeah just cleaning the fans alone would be way way easier.
Hehe fans… cool…
Seriously. Years ago I helped a fellow college student fix her laptop's overheating issue (it ended up being a wad of horse hair in the fan, go figure - she was in the Ranch Management program), and I basically had to break that thing down into its component pieces to get to the fan. The motherboard had to come out, the screen had to come off, and by the end it wasn't laptop-shaped anymore, just a pile of parts.
@@nimbusws2566cue the laugh track
They (or someone) could release a new fan module when Lenovo's patent on the owl-wing fan expires.
PS. If anyone can find that patent, post the patent number here (not the URL as outgoing hyperlinks don't seem to work on many channels) please. I'd like to 3D print them for older, pre-owlwing ThinkPads.
I watched one of your videos in the past about the viability of this 16 inch and it kinda made a whole lots of sense. Considering that upgrading the laptop (at the given prices of the components) would eventually be the same or equal to a whole new machine, the only consolation would be that you’re avoiding ewaste (and its fully modular and customizable to your needs) if you keep buying a whole new laptop every couple of years.
I really want Framework to succeed and eventually lower the price down of upgrade components but until that time its a hard proposition despite the upgradability and modularity.
hopefully framework comes to other countries soon. i want this to be my next laptop. just the convenience of being able to change the placement of stuff or swap ports anytime is game changing. and being able to upgrade it down the line is also nice.
dave didnt mention everything about the laptop but he did point out some new things which other reviewers haven't.
I think those bottom spacers (next to the trackpad) single handedly make the laptop look much cheaper than it is, it would be nice to see some alternatives there...
Yeah, I'd love to see a black version of the trackpad and spacers, I feel like the silver really highlights the existence of those seams.
@@clickykbd there are black spacers but no black trackpad
True. They should have sold an additional solid version that doesn't need spacers
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The other thing you forgot to mention with buying 2 laptops vs upgrading a component is the amount of waste. Upgrading the laptop's GPU component will always be less wasteful than buying another laptop. This and user reparability are the main reasons I want this laptop to succeed.
I beg to differ, when you buy a new laptop, your old one is either going to another family member or friend or sold to another person or shop, buying a new module on the other hand, you would probably throw away the previous module due to its redundancy.
@@kevindavid732yes sell broken parts to refurbish or scrap and any old parts can be sold yes but repairable is always better than replacing everything when a screen is cracked or broken or motherboard is broken you still get to keep a lot of unbroken stuff just feels good...
@@kevindavid732actually, framework specifically has the marketplace for allowing you to sell the module. Not to mention for the mainboards you can repurpose an old mainboard into a desktop with the cooler master case and give it to a family member. There is nothing that a normal laptop does that a framework can't.
@@heroninja1125 don't know about you but I'd rather stick to my trusty g14
@@kevindavid732 which is actually inline with the philosophy behind these kinds of products... Only replace stuff when you need to. The G14 should serve you for a few years yet.
I would love to have a thicker version of these laptops for better cooling tbh. Great laptops though!
Bro.....That laptop is already thicc with 2 c's
@@Techfanatic73How is 18 mm thicc with two Cs? That's honestly really thin for something with this level if upgradability and power!
I too would love a normal laptop fitted with an OP cooling system. Light is nice, but quiet running under load is better.
something like Alienware 18...I sold that beast 3 years ago
The community also builds modules, someone will sooner or later make a discrete cooling module
I switched my primary system to Mac but I am in the market for a "primary" gaming system and a Framework laptop really appeals to me because of the modularity. Maybe when I have laptop money again, I'll give Framework a shot. I looked into the other gaming laptops but they are incredibly expensive and like you said, you are stuck with whatever components are in the system.
They should make a tough version that is thicker to have that rigidity but uses same replaceable components. That would be a great alternative for those who don't really need it that thin.
that was a really interesting point he made about the rigidity. people's perception plays a lot into how they value things. Your suggestion would be a really great idea at least in terms of a poster boy product that gives you everything (while being a bit thicker to improve the rigidity issue)
Nobody needs a laptop to be thin. People just want that for some asinine reason
@@BahhBahhBrownSheepThin and lights are great what are you talking about? For my workloads having a light and thin laptop for field work is much better than a 5+ pound machine that does the same thing.
I understand why thicker laptops are desired and the benefits they have but to say that nobody needs a thin laptop is just crazy talk
@@jeevejavari8461 so you’re going to tell me that losing 2-4 millimeters on a laptop is beneficial to you? How? If it’s weight and half a pound affects you, I’d say you’re the problem because that should not be noticeable to you, nor should you be holding your laptop when using it anyway. If it’s because it’s taking space in your bag, how? It’s literally only 2-4 millimeters and that makes almost no real world difference but in terms of internal design it’s monumental. The amount of quality and features people will happily throw away to shave a couple millimeters off a frame is ridiculous. Having an actual structural frame, slots opposed to soldered components, and batteries that don’t suck ass are wAAAY more important than this thin BS.
Just look at Apple, they finally got this through their thick skulls recently and the new Pro models are a bit thicker, which gave us bigger batteries, better coolers, a keyboard that doesn’t feel like you’re tapping on a table, and real ports again like an SD reader and HDMI. I’ve not seen one person complain about them being heavy or big. If other companies stopped chasing this old trend we’d all be better for it. ALL of us.
@@jeevejavari8461Thin is not the same as lightweight.
I knew Dave would come around to this device! Glad to see a company be so pro consumer! We need more companies to be more repairable!
My preorder is waiting in batch 1!
ya well if you expect me to subscribe to your channel after watching this video, you are on the right track.
The thing i like about this video, is you get right to the point without a lot of extra nonsense. I wish more tech videos would be like this. and now..im interested more than ever in the framework
Bro i LOVE that format see you and the pc at the same time it is awesome keep doing that.
As a tech enthusiast I'd love to purchase a laptop like that. It's not a finished, polished by time and several generations product as for right now, but me spending money on it hopefully will promote modular tech.
Good for nature, great for people, love the idea of it.
But I have concerns as for accessibility of parts (that's obviously crucial) and this product being represent worldwide (not all of us tech fans live in North America).
love the warm lighting in the studio
A nightmare for Apple. They put all their efforts into the product to NOT get fixed.
lol. I will pick sturdy built MacBook over this crap
@@harshpatel105MacBook, lol
Lol copied comment. Idk but there are two comments below this with the exact characters of it.
@@jeremyroe Yeah, but the 90% should have an option to get it repaired from the repair shop. It doesn't have to be modular. A right to repair is a must when you own a thing and spend a lot of money on it.
You don't need apple laptop to be repaired as "it does not break". Using my MacBook air since 2 years now and it is new as ever.
At about 11:31 where the screen is propped up perpendicular to the camera, it's really clear that it's not straight. Maybe he just managed to close one hinge slightly more than the other, but it could be that the thin aluminum has bent slightly. Hopefully that doesn't turn into a large problem with these laptops.
Great video. The engineering that went into the Framework laptops is top shelf. There will have to be some compromises between rigidity and customization & upgradability. Still patiently awaiting for mine to arrive in Q1 '24.
This laptop design is amazing; we need standardize the size and the interface of modular laptop that free sharing across multiple manufacturers just like atx, matx, itx. then we can build our own laptop from buying different manufacturer’s components.
the fact that this laptop is suitable for both gaming and office work with just a single gpu swap is insane. My gaming laptop lasts around 6.5h before it dies in the office, but now it's a whole new level
well, if you can plug it in for office work, you don't need to swap at all! For me, it is more like the prospect of upgrade later down the line that thrills me.
I never thought I'd see the day I could convert a laptop to having a left-hand-side numpad in under a minute. I can enjoy all my deranged spreadsheet fantasies now.
You sicko! :p
I wouldn't mind a thicker and more rigid chassis in it. Because they are trying to make a laptop as upgradeable as a desktop. Question is:
Can I get a thicker and tougher spare frame/chassis in the future?
Will there be aftermarket spare parts?
answer to q1: possibly, answer to q2: yes.
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You don't need a thicker frame. The back module (which contains the cooling system) can be as thick as needed. It doesn't necessarily have to have the same thickness as the laptop frame, because it can protrude both down and back. But, it is up to Framework to make different back modules.
My dream would be to have a modular laptop of smaller handheld size like a GPD Win but with swappable motherboards. Or swap keyboards for a game pad that takes up more vertical room and the replaceable I/O cards in the back.
Seeing countless well-wishes for Framework's success here and well .. everywhere. That alone is a strong indication it will be. Last years 16 pre-order launch crashed the servers. Glowing reviews, thanks, and kudos are raining down.
We've been pining for something like this for ages. Someone finally did it and it has a name. It's superbly engineered and they're well-partnered and financed. Their success, longeveity, and possible domination feels all but assured. WE will make it so. The disruption is real, and everyone will be playing catch up.
Dave makes a good point about the _apparent_ flimsiness to the casual user. I don't know actual sales volume, but those of us who know better are snapping them up like like hungry wolves. I believe that is establishing a reputation which the masses will get wind of, alleviating any concerns about "flimsy" feel.
When you pay the premium for framework, it's not about bang for the buck where you could buy 2 laptops instead of one framework + one upgrade. It's about sending a message that you're done with disposable tech, and you'll vote with your wallet even if it's a bit more.
My wallet has no vote, so I'm gonna keep watching craigslist for something a few years older. 😅
It's sending a message that you can afford to waste money. Honestly, a laptop I bought in 2013 was passed down to my mother and she used it until the display failed. Now my brother uses it hooked to a TV for media.
That's how you use tech if you want to be environmentally friendly. If you buy this laptop and next year change the CPU and throw out the old one, and in two years change the GPU and throw out the old one, then you're not friendly at all. It's just a self-pat on the back.
I'm team ebay and Facebook marketplace
@@Dranzelland if your laptop’s motherboard fries, then what?
@@Dranzell Am myself using a 13 year old desktop (with a minor used GPU upgrade).
But laptops tend to die quicker if they're not just used as desktop replacements. Especially cheaper ones.
Ideally you'll use one longer, but eventually something dies, or imagine, eventually you need more performance - then you do have a more environmentally friendly way to handle this (especially since you can keep using the old motherboard, if it didn't die somewhere along the way).
I just had to replace my 4 year old laptops motherboard just to keep it working, and it was NOT worth it financially, but I didn't feel like buying anything new for the interim to a framework. With a framework, I didn't need to consider if it's worth it, I'd just do it and get an upgrade along with it.
@@Dranzell You're overall right, but laptops living for 10 years is the exception not the norm. With this laptop you could've swapped the display and your mother would still have a functioning laptop. You get the idea now ? There are MANY cases where a laptop is tossed out because something in it broke that's either not repairable at all, or too expensive to be worth. Especially for people who went through that, this laptop, giving the confidence that except being struck by lightning or phisically destroyed, it can be repaired is very valuable. And not a waste of money.
Coming from an older MSI GS65 Stealth, like the first model, I think I can live with the flex and lack of rigidity because the MSI unfortunately had that issue as well. Over time it's not a big issue. What IS an issue is the components slowly failing one by one on this thing that constitute the need to replace it (in the computer's defense it is about 5+ years old now) whereas with a Framework I could fairly easily replace the failing modules.
Also just the idea of once you upgrade something like the logic board on this thing you can throw the old one into a case and make it like a media PC or something and that's pretty wild to me.
Amaze to see how far we have come and can't wait to see more innovation like this ahead ❤ Keep innovating y'all
Initially wasn't convinced a while ago by Dave growing out his hair, but damn, he's rockin it
Truly a fantastic concept and more importantly, a fantastic implementation.
Such attempt itself is worthy of praise.
Everyone talked about for many years... but very few did.
planning to get this for engineering, it's so sick
From experience stay at Nvidia side for engineering even though I had same thoughts to get this for my interior designer sister.
Engineering software is shit honestly and even with Nvidia is bad
@@firasrabaia
Can confirm, started in aerospace engineering before switching to computer science. For both I recommend Nvidia so you can run things locally and you’re not having to spend 70% of your study time in a computer lab.
Edit - Not because Nvidia is faster or anything like that, AMD makes very respectable stuff, it’s just that a good amount of engineering software and AI stuff in CS won’t work without CUDA.
You honestly don’t need a laptop for that since labs and anything by else you need will be supplied via a university container van you can always remote in. TBH comments like “I’m getting this for [insert whatever engineering or CS]” are over done in the framework subreddit.
Guarantee you that you can get by with just a Chromebook, there’s no need for you to state that you’ll be getting it for this as some means to further justify your expense (which I remind you this laptop isn’t cheap even if you plan to get your own memory and storage which frameworks pricing accounted for)
Honestly depends on what kind of engineering you do. For normal non ML programming, go for a macbook. For anything with AI or machine or building design stuff like Autocad and solidworks, go for an Nvidia windows machine.
@@wanikhawar you just restated what everyone else has been saying
A few years ago I had a lenovo Y500 with swappable modules. Obviously not the same level of customizability and upgradeability, but allowed you to get different modules suitable to your use case
I hope that these will eventually be ready to "order and invoice" in a way that I can take advantage of the "tax free holiday" in some states. In my state that saves 10% which is significant and takes some of the sting of the higher price. I'd probably go with the higher end eventually and with a newer external GPU...will see what happens in 2024!
I think people also forget that you can also swap out the chassis if it gets too scuffed up. Design and aesthetics are also bound to improve as the company grows without you throwing away working parts.I really wish this company does well and gets a significant portion of the laptop market.
It’s actually quite strange that there has been standards for desktops (motherboard, cpu sockets, pci slots) whereas the laptops never went in that direction. I wonder why that is so, is it the technology is / need to be more custom made, cost efficiency or just not enough suppliers to make it modular. Wish them good luck
If every OEM went modular and people stopped upgrading their laptops, that would be the end of PC OEMs. It is a dead end of a business model and that is my concern for Framework. Once they run out of people who believe in modularity they will suffer lower and lower sales and then what happens to future component upgrades?
@@andyH_Englandyou make components upgrade profitable, you develop new form factors, you colaborate on r&d with others companies
Not really that strange.
Modularity & upgradability requires defining, for every current component, the interfaces (physical & electrical), reserving space & volume, and locking in the physical layout. It also requires anticipating & predicting future component requirements to design in sufficient flexibility & additional headroom.
That all has a cost:
- Extra engineering to design it
- additional materials, sockets, plugs, wires, screws, magnets
- over engineered parts (e.g, allowing for extra current for those future GPU upgrades)
- additional weight
- additional volume
- additional assembly time & cost and harder to automate assembly
- higher risk of assembly failures
- additional documentation, repair guides
- extra inventory to maintain
- Hinders the ability to innovate in future due to the extra constraints of maintaining compatibility across generations
All of those extra costs add to the price tag and impact the ability to be price competitive (as people have clearly pointed out)
Most people just didn't care about modularity in laptops having a small and nice looking one is more important for many. We had upgradable laptops but they were big and heavy. So if you need to cary that thing around everyday small and lightweight is somewhat important
@@Amphibax yeah it would be interesting to know how many people actually upgraded their ram, storage or WiFi card when it’s possible. I guess the numbers are so low that laptop makers resorted to non replaceable stuff to the detriment for those that do….
This laptop is just awesome!! And the idea behind the modularity is super cool.
imagine dropping it accidentally and then all the pieces go flying all over the place 😹
That's so amazing.... Not just the modularity but the quality in each component. I would indeed pay a bit more for this kind of laptop
Not having physical touchpad buttons is a deal-breaker for me. Which is too bad, since I love the idea behind the company and this product. Hopefully that will be an option at some point in the future. I'd also love to have a non-chiclet keyboard option, but that seems unlikely to fit in that case form factor.
It's very possible that future purchaseable options could include a touchpad with buttons. I would bet someone in the community forum has already thought of this.
I agree with you dave, besides it looks cheap, I can see uneven cut for those materials on the side of the trackpad
Man I can't wait to see what the community mods would be made for this thing! I'd love to pre purchase this but framework being a new company with releasing a new product I'm gonna wait a few months before buying myself
Thank goodness they did not focus on speed changes of parts and instead focused on the ability to change those parts at all while keeping quality and reliability. Good for them.
Framework is doing an incredible job with their products
One thing I would just be paranoid about is others casually just taking apart bits from my laptop
Well the most they could do is remove the ports keyboard and bezel. The other things still need screwdriver access.
Or they could just steal the whole thing like any other laptop, this isn't any different
damn imagine going to the toilet and some mf took your HDMI port
@@Michael-ue9us I think hes talking about like being at school, people will sometimes steal dongles and things like that just to be a troll. So if someone knows what a framework is and feels like being a troll they might just steal a few spacers or ports.
Reminds me of the old IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads. Just a couple of screws and each part just lifted out.
Even for environmental reasons, this laptop makes sense
I wish I could last forever
You can
@@lil_brumskihow bro? :D
@@PixelSheepby leaving a legacy of success, or bringing some good children into this world
You can, all you have to do is understand the weakness of your flesh, until it disgusts you. Crave the strength and certainty of steel. Aspire to the purity of the blessed machine.
Be jellyfish
Framework is my dream come true!
I loved assembling a PC but never had a chance to assemble a LAPTOP.
I am pretty old and retired and do not have the money to buy one.
Hats off to designer of FRAMEWORK.
The tablet is keeping me HAPPY.
Dave, I really hope that you will read this comment. I love your channel and the content that you produce, and I love you for making this video. Repairability and maintainability are necessary for a sustainable world for ourselves and our kids. I applaud Framework for creating this laptop, and I applaud you for shining a light on it. Cheers.
The cheap feel is interesting. Personally when a laptop feels cheap to me, my concern is the build breaking on me before the hardware inside dies or gets old and slow. But with the FW none of that matters. Even if the whole laptop is a little squishy, even if it’s actually poorly made, if the casing breaks under the force of the hinges, it doesn’t matter nearly as much. Buy the replacement parts and fix it. Even if the laptop is cheap and susceptible to breaking, the hardware will never outlast the laptop casing because it’s entirely modular and replaceable. As long as the casing is strong enough to protect the tech inside then it does it’s job. Even if it takes the hit like the crumple zone of a car.
I just bought a new 16” laptop last year before the FW16 announcement. But if in 4 years the FW16 is thriving with a good ecosystem of parts, I’m pretty sure it’ll be my next laptop. And hopefully my last laptop.
Yeah the repair aspect moots build quality relative to damaging it. But build quality in terms of "feel" while using it is often more what people are concerned about when making buying decisions. I'd love to see them release a more "rugged" chassis alternative part(s)... for folks like me that abuse laptops harsher work environments.
I had a razer blade 15, as someone from country like myanmar that thing cost shit tons. It sits on my desk dead just after 2years of used with perfectly good components cpu gpu because of wear down thermal systems. I used to dream about system like a framework.
In respect to this laptop "in theory lasting forever" by replacing all its parts over time: Have you heard of the Ship of Theseus? What would last forever when eventually all the parts are new? The laptop, or the concept of the laptop as a metaphysical entity? 🤯
Well apart from some eye, nerve, cortex and muscle cells, you are totally replaced about every 15 yrs. But not everything. Just like the laptop will have the same aluminium skeleton intact.
@@andyb9664 Basically the only thing that makes us us from birth to death is our memories and perception of self that is stored in the brain, which also regenerates.
So you could say as long as the data, memory and OS are copied to every new regeneration of the laptop it would be the same laptop.
Dave is a though professional who tends to be cautious and a bit skeptical. See his pre-order video re this. Therefore, to see his pleasure and approbation when demonstrating the real thing means a lot.
The graphics card approach is something we associate with heavy duty desktops and because GPUs are usually the weakest point of laptops due to overheating, the placement on the Framework is both elegantly simple and ensures the best airflow pattern possible on a slimline machine. I would be happier to see a bit more air space underneath but one could easily use such as plumbers' tap washers attached with 'school glue' (for ease of removal without mess) in high ambient temperatures or when using these laptops in education settings.
I worked in equipment procurement until retirement last year and our techies in UK local education authorities under the UK Dept for Education state system had stated that the original 13" was probably the start of the cost-efficient flexibility needed.
The release of the initial 16" could well mean that state education in such as the UK, Australia, several European countries and richer Asian and African countries will make Framework a mainstay brand very quickly.
Other manufacturers need to do some deep thinking because they cannot all survive if they stick to more or less sealed machines which are costly to repair in centres "ruled" by manufacturers.
Dave's concern about the seemingly bendy display is valid up to a point but I recall that when IBM/Lenovo and Dell many years ago made large screen workstations both companies found that they needed to build in some flexing and some older folks will recall the uneven width bezels on ThinkPad W and T series machines. This was done to control the stresses on the panels by guiding forces away from the delicate panel edges of the time. Both Dell and Lenovo also had asymmetrical hinges or "watch strap" solutions until panels became inherently stronger.
Would be nice if we could have a touch-pad module that goes on the numpad position on the side of the keyboard. Or even one keyboard setting that you can attach to the bottom half of the laptop instead of the top half
That little red tab when you pull the locking tab out is such a nice touch
I always wanted a portable device which I can manipulate like a PC.
I came to conclusion this laptop is the one I am looking for
I’m so excited to get mine. I’ll gladly trade some chassis flex to not have to deal with glue stuck everywhere making everything unrepairable.
Few modules here and there , it can be a favorite of both games and professionals .
This is the future.
I will definitely buy it after I start my professional carrier in IT sector.
Cmon Dave, no misleading titles. You are better than other average youtubers
Great coverage Dave
8:19 not just upgrade but that's well easy to clean! They just need to darken the aluminium and round the corners off more to make it more fruit like and job done, folk will think it's sophisticated. I'd deffo buy one when they produce an Intel and Nvidia based components.
Since i have an uncle who can appreciate the material construction and modularity. I think this would make a great gift option.
Ship Of Theseus, so basically if u repair the parts ever so often at the end is it the original laptop u bought or a new laptop entirely, This relates to the cost since after u finish one cycle of replacing the cost will probably somewhat account to a new laptop entirely, but worse since some parts are older then others.
Thanks, really cool. I have the other framework and I was just curious on this one. I actually have no use for a gaming or larger laptop. Currently I LOVE my framework 13 inch, I have the build yourself so that I could better understand what I would have to do if something broke or I want to upgrade later. It is very easy to build in, and very easy to assemble. In fact it broke once, don't even know what. It just went black and stopped working. I opened it up took the battery out and just made sure every connector was down and then recconected the battery. Boom it worked and has been since, so I maybe didn't fully connect a connector when I first build. What is so great is if this was my last laptop a surface 2, there is no way I would have been able to do this. I still have my surface, but the battery is shot. It holds for maybe 5 minutes. I just can't get inside to replace it, now this laptop if say in 3 years has the same issue. I can buy a new battery and I can double its life. Sure it was 2x the price, but it is a nicer laptop that last 2x the time.
I am a cheap person. I HATED the idea of $1200 on a laptop. In fact I was going to buy a $400-$500 laptop. The only reason I went Framework is because in the last 10 years I have had 4 $400-$600 laptops all break in some dumb way and I can't repair. It was about $2000 over 10 years. Well if I can get 6 years out of this laptop then I will have had a better laptop at the same cost per year.
So I did the cost analysis and due to repair I argue the 13" atleast is cheaper per year.
3 drops max maybe 4 assuming the 3rd and 4th drop was the unit in your backpack / laptop bag . Can see them clips being the 1st to go followed by accumulation of dirt and gunk especially with all them pin connectors. But still the dream laptop for laptop only uses excited to see this go far.
Am I the only one, I love your simple using Setup, very unique and it calls the attention of anyone who have eyes ❤
I reviewed getting the FW16 w/ GPU back on your prior video but in the end went for the Lenovo Legion 7i Pro.
As you said, the price was the biggest problem - 2 laptops at a similar performance is CHEAPER than one. When I think about the timeframe (5+ years) of 2 laptops there's a chance that this type of device might not even suit my needs anymore. If this came in at most 1.5x the competition it would have been a buy. However, when I can get a RTX 4080 Legion 7i for $600~ less than the FW16, it becomes too hard to justify.
I got my current laptop the acer predator helios 300 from Dave's recommendation. It's been great for the last few years. I'm seriously considering going for the framework as my new laptop. I'll definitely wait a bit to see how they support these projects. I just hope framework as a company really goes far
Love the Framework recipe. Btw the term Hot-swappable is defined as a component that can be connect/disconnect whilst the system is operating.. it has been widely misinterpreted on the platform. For the most part that term is for io devices that interface through USB, serial, and even redundant arrays on servers as many other things. but internal laptop components, pc parts on desktops shouldn’t be referred to as hot-swappable because it can be interchanged. It’s a cold swap. 😅🎉 the more you know.
So now we need a laptop with hot-swapable parts. I bet it's doable
Nice to see that Dave not only has excellent taste in tech but also watches.
For reference it’s the casioak
Also known as the GA 2100
This will last forever like Trig's broom lasted two decades..
~12:24 I for one will 100% give up some rigidity for the upgradeability and reparability.
11:30 the screen is not straight. I hope they can improve the build quality with things like this. As you said it's not rigid which I think a lot of people will care about in the mainstream market.
Dave used to look like he was 18 with short hair. Now he looks like he's finished college and is 25 yrs old. He's still cool. He hasn't become like the old people yet. I wish I could hang out with him. Maybe we could go to the mall and get some pizza and check out sneakers or something. We work now so we dont have to ask our parents for money.
Man I hope this company has a great success story. It'll likely remain a niche product category forever though. I got use to a MacBook 2 years ago and now any device with plastic or that has any flex just feels off to me. Weird how little subjective things like that end up making the difference.
I had preordered one of these because I'm a techie and I'm for repairability, however, I also work from home and was looking for a laptop to take to coffee shops to to work on. In that scenario, battery life is nice to have.
I looked at MacBooks because they are known to have incredible battery life compared to Intel chips and AMD is getting better in that field. I found a refurbished 16" MacBook Pro with 16Gb RAM and 1TB SSD for $1550ish, $1700 after tax. That was the same price for one of these at the lowest spec I could configure it to and still be satisfied with the product for my use case.
I bought the MacBook and I don't regret it. I take good care of my devices so it's unlikely for my MacBook to break which makes repairability a less attractive option. The Mac will maintain it's value for years, giving me the option of reselling later if I want to.
These are great at what they are great at, but for the price there is a ton of competition. I hope this company succeeds, but my use case didn't directly fit this.
Haven't seen your content in like, 6 months now, and am blown away by the hair
I always thought framework should have named this laptop Theseus
I own the original laptop from the Kickstarter program and it is great. Currently playing borderlands 3 with no problems. Waiting on my new model with the GPU add-on. Big fan of the whole process. May seem expensive but my previous gaming laptops were all Alienware, so it's a buyers choice. Thanks for the update, you are the best.
It would be ideal to have a switch to determine whether battery is in used or using power cable with/without charging, so it can be more caring to the battery health. Sometimes we may have days running the laptop at home.
You tecnicaly can do it via bios
Shame on me for not watching your videos in a while but loving the hair. its giving Moose form step up and i love it.
what I love the most about this laptop is that the expansion bay is all open source, all the documentation that would be needed for someone with the knowledge to make their own bay is available, you don't need to rely on framework making something you want, you can make it yourself or find someone to, they even have a forum where people can go to and request desgins, so in the future that could end up being a hub for hobbyist bored designers taking requests, sure this is more costly then if framework made something, but if you want something specific then you could request it, the expansion bay uses a pcie x8 interface, so anything that can communicate through pcie will work, graphics cards, eGPUs (especially ones using oculink as its just so much better then thunderbolt/USB 4), SSDs, high speed network cards, really anything could be made for the bay
this alone is worth the price to me
THis must be the future, i really want to support this and I hope the best for this company!!
Great review, especially on the rigidity aspect. I have an old Dell Latitude with a magnesium alloy body and it also feels plastic and "cheap", despite how solid it actually is. It really impacts the way you perceive a product.
if i ever get that laptop my first concern would be what if someone messes with it when it's left unattended. They really need to put some biometric system which lets you inside the machine
Nothing is forever, but development into the opensource space would be encouraging as the mainstream hardware available to the consumer is disappointing and saddled with monopolies holding back technological innovation at high prices. Nano 4 chips are really the last of the existing technologies for chip production. It would be interesting to see if 4 nano chips are too brittle in service to last. When this company gets it right consumers should be able to choose from a number of quality laptop design cases such as apple, Lenovo, looking products.
This is a really cool prodct, I didn't expect it to be this elegent before watching this video.
Build quality / modulable / performance / price, you can't want them all, that's just impossible.
But for the right person, I believe modulable laptops can be gerat, and god this world need more products like this.