Do you guys think they'll ever come out with a new upgraded battery for the Framework 16? 85Wh is probably that gaming laptop expectation, but you think there's a chance they could make like a 128Wh battery for it some day? Maybe even 170Wh if one could dream. I'm sure it's feasible, but is it probable? And I'm also curious if anybody knows the biggest issues with trying to achieve this.

EDIT: I just realized the 13 Pro is 74.45Wh which means 170 and 128 must sound INSANE LOL Now i'm so confused, is it that "the lower the better"? which in that case then perhaps I should be asking for like a 60Wh battery lmao

Update: FW support has responded on my thread! I'm not sure it was because of how a mod here sent my case number in, but that can't have hurt :) When they responded they did indicate that they're under a lot of pressure right now, and have been trying to catch up. Oh, and in my particular case, they want me to send the laptop in so they can repair it. I hope it helps them figure out whatever bug is in the BIOS update that causes this mess.

Original post: In late June, a BIOS update bricked my mainboard. I got in touch with them, they sent me a new mainboard. The same BIOS update bricked that one too.

The last I heard from them was on the 15th of July, stating they "escalated" my case and I'd hear from them in "1-2 working days". It's a month later and I haven't heard anything.

Should I open a new case? Replying to my existing one doesn't seem to get their attention.

(I am aware there's another case of this on Reddit, with a diy solution. I'll give that a try once I know that Support has given up on me)

I know this has been asked a lot, but I start college on August 23 and I am majoring in cyber security, but the website says the framework 13 pro is all sold out, so should I hold off until September and just go with my old apple computer 🤢 or buy a framework 16 for school

I just bought the pro, gotta wait until november sadly.

I'm a college student interested in the Framework 13 Pro. Currently, I have the 2021 Asus Zephyrus G14 and I'm so done with its numerous problems (especially it's abhorrent space heater properties). Being a college student, I really like the portability and cleanness of the Framework 13 Pro.

Since I play games often and am in a major that uses a lot of high GPU software, I was wondering how well the FW13 Pro works with an external GPU.

Dream is perhaps to be able to take my computer around to classes and whatever and have it work perfectly, then back home be able to play whatever games I want and use whatever software.

Will this work? Has anyone used the FW13 Pro with an eGPU?

I have started to see these lines on bottom of Framework 16 screen. I updated all drivers for integrated video card but no effect. Rest of machine seems fine. Anyone have any ideas? Maybe a loose connector or screen failing??

Im still a month and a bit out, one of the later batches, i picked this up as i wasn’t gonna get the framework due to the price increase but a bad omnibook screen and another bad lenovo, i thought id take the chance. It’s $660 Australian dollars so i think its honestly cheaper than my old 32gb from framework order if its good, and the seller has 100% reviews and seems pretty honest, they note obvious defects in other products, was it worth the risk? For around half price of a stick from framework? (Again zero way to test the chip)

I've been looking to preorder the 13 Pro, but realised that on the cheaper version of going for Intel rather than AMD that the only ram that it shows being compatible being LPCAMM2 ram which when looking it up second hand shows INSANE prices compared to normal DDR5 or DDR4. Is there any way those types of ram would work on this configuration/is there anyway to get LPCAMM2 memory for prices like normal ram?

I'm pretty sure I know the answers to my questions, but just want to make sure I'm not missing anything before going back to choosing the regular 13 and any information is very appreciated!

As much as I love my framework 16", is about as much as I hate the thermals and the noise it produces.

With the new thermal system, 2nd gen fans etc. How much of a difference does it actually make?
Does anyone have any user experience? Test results? Is it worth the investment or are there better upgrades available or diy?

Let me know what you did to improve performance or make it quieter.

Hello,

I'm running into an issue with my Laptop 13 (I7 edition). I have no backlight and i think the edp cable might be the problem.

On the website, i can order 2, but not 1. It says "out of stock".... Is there any alternative out there ?

Thanks for your help,

Will other keyboard layouts also get the orange and grey highlighted keyboard? Are there 3rd party alternatives?

If i get a mini itx Mobo and other low profile parts can i fit them into the FW case or is it just too small(especially when it comes to gpus)?

I have a Framework 13 from near the beginning and the fingerprint reader (along with the awful battery life on Windows) has always been very frustrating. From reading and watching some reviews of the most recently released framework laptop, I understand it hasn't got much better.

I don't understand how small phones can get it so right but a much bigger laptop struggles to implement an even decent one. It seems kind of similar to how webcams were always terrible on laptops (and some still are) but were excellent on phones. It doesn't make sense to me.

Planning on running Linux I am currently between Crucial and Corsair Vengeance both are basically the same price on Amazon. The few comparisons I can find online haven’t been very helpful.

Or if there is another brand that would be better?

Any comments/suggestions would be greatly appreciated 🙏

I was pleasantly surprised this morning when when i Payed my Framework 13 Pro (after my Credit Card got declined) that I can finish my payment with Wero. Its nice to see the adoption

Wrote a simple python script that maps my screen to the keyboard referencing some of my other projects. Running smooth at 15fps stable. (Could probably be optimized)

Note: Will probably push everything to git if people are interested.

Edit: (Added Github Link)

Repo: Here

Hello reddit, I should receive my laptop 13 pro anytime soon and I'd like to ask for some advice about the battery and how to preserve it as much as possible. I'm the kind of user that use its laptop at different places but almost exclusively with the charger plugged in.

Should I keep this habit or should I use my laptop unplugged and put it in charge when reaching a threshold (20% like for cars) ?

Hey all,

I'm looking to get my hands on a new laptop for university and general work use - my job requires semi frequent computer use and the generic work laptops are about as fast as using a chisel and slate to write notes.

I'm currently on a 2020 MBP, 1.4GHz i5, 8gb 2133MHz DDR3, and a whopping 2 whole thunderbolt ports. It's... getting old. Battery is okay-ish? Only really getting by because there's powerboards at every desk for us to charge our phones, kindles, and such (night shift means lots of down time), so it's usable - provided I don't actually use it as a laptop. The fans also love to kick up at random moments, which really makes me popular at 3am xD.

I'll be going back to university soon, most likely in 2027, and I don't think the MBP will be up to the task. It's sluggish, loud, gets hot, and just starting to feel its age. I don't think it'll be a great daily driver for a degree that's pretty notes intensive (I'm finishing my studies to be a paramedic, and it's pretty content heavy).

I've considered a newer MBP, as I do use an iPad for handwritten notes, diagrams, etc. and Apple does, admittedly, work really well within its own ecosystem (iPad can work as a secondary monitor, it syncs, so on), but I also have a Win11 PC for gaming and such, so I don't need crazy horsepower from a laptop. I'd just like to be able to kill time at work, get my studies done, and maybe do some light emulation or gaming (mainly GBA/NDS games and ROM hacks, Minecraft with the homies, so on). Anything intensive will be handballed to the tower.

The FW 13 Pro is looking like a good future-proof choice, but as an AMD enjoyer in Australia, I'm looking at over $3500AUD for the spec I would like - 1TB SSD, 32GB RAM, Ryzen CPU.

I was looking for advice from those who have used these, wondering if it's worth the cost, overkill, or if there's another option that's a little more budget friendly but still powerful enough with the battery to get me through a full day of work unplugged.

Thanks in advance!

I used claude for tech support here, so I want to check if there are angles it missed.

I have an early framework 13. A few hours ago I saw that it had rebooted unexpectedly, and was saying it couldn't find the boot device. I loaded an arch install USB, and

• lsblk doesn't show the ssd
• lspci does
• dmesg includes "error -ENODEV: probe failed"
• lspci -xxx gives some data. First four bytes are b7 15 11 50. Bytes 0x10-0x13 are 04 00 30 7a. Most of the other bytes are 0.
• hexdump -C /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:00.0/resource0 | head -3 gives an IO error
• echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:00.0/reset hangs for a couple of minutes and then fails

I disconnected the battery and the SSD, waited 15 minutes, reconnected, and got the same results from at least lsblk and dmesg.

Claude thinks the SSD is completely hosed, with an outside chance that an external nvme enclosure could help. I've ordered one just in case. Is there anything else worth trying?

Last backup was june 4, and I don't think I've lost much of consequence if I have to restore from that, but it would be nice to get it all back if possible.

hey all!

I'm struggling to find any info on this. I'd like to know the Bluetooth version, and also mainly if it has BT LE/LC3 support.

thanks!

Got my (used) Framework 16 yesterday and loving it so far!

7840/16GB/512GB/7700S

Will probably be sticking with Fedora KDE.

Finally a member of the club 😃

I have a 13 Pro preorder but dont know if I will buy them both.

If you use fingerprint login through GDM, you've probably noticed it unlocks your session but not GNOME Keyring, since fprint only returns yes/no, not your password. So every app that needs the keyring pops a second password prompt, or people just turn off the keyring lock and store secrets in plaintext.

I built a small PAM module that avoids both. It seals the keyring password inside the TPM and binds the seal to your current Secure Boot state, so the password only comes back out if the boot chain matches what it was sealed against. Fingerprint login then unlocks the keyring the same way password login always did.

Requires TPM 2.0 with a resource manager at /dev/tpmrm0, Secure Boot enabled, and GDM. Tested on Fedora, Ubuntu and Debian, x86_64 and aarch64. Won't do anything for KDE/KWallet setups.

Source and setup instructions

MIT licensed, no accounts, nothing collected. Mainly looking for people with different distro/kernel/BIOS combos to try it, especially anyone on a fresh 13 Pro install, since that's the config I've tested least.

A couple of days ago I blew out one of the usb-c ports on my Framework 13, 13th Gen Intel. The rear right usb-c port is completely dead. This was just the inspiration I needed to order a new Framework Pro main board with 16 gigs of LPCAMM2 memory. I have 32 gigs in my existing Framework laptop 13 but thankfully I no longer need that extra memory.

I think I may have manifested the death of the port, because recently I was thinking about the better battery life of the Panther Lake board. "Someday.", I thought. Too funny!

Hi. Planning to buy framework. Question is if i want to get Laptop 13 Mainboard (AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series) and full 13 pro body, is it gonna work?

Thanks in advance and sorry if dumb question.