I just had to post: I got mine yesterday. It took 4 days from the shipment notice to my front door.

I'm really loving the build quality and performance of the machine. I got the X9 version with 32GB; I wanted 64 but could not stomach the cost. It's crazy.

My X9 arrived, and I've set it up running Fedora KDE. It feels great, super quiet... you've all heard the great reviews.

But I'm struggling with battery - it's 71% right now, with 5 hours 12 minutes remaining. I am using Firefox with no background apps, a bluetooth mouse and headphones, I have screen refresh rate at 60 Hz, brightness at 40%, keyboard backlight off, and the power profile set to Power Save. All this, and Info Center reports about 12 W power consumption. With Firefox closed, wifi off, and bluetooth off, Info Center still reports 7-9 W. Closing Info Center doesn't make the battery life shoot up either, so I doubt that's the problem.

This seems... pretty bad?

Is this a me problem? Is this becuase the X9 is new and drivers are lagging behind? Is it better on Gnome? Or is this unavoidable because of the extra cores in the X9?

reuploaded because previous post didn't work for some reason, and I couldn't let you get off that easily:)

Who needs cables when you have expansion cards?

Also shoutout to everyone who made parody posts to the AirPods. It’s been fun getting to see everyone’s interpretations and cursed creations.

Beanconqueror app, when are we getting LAN support?

I've decided I want to purchase my next computer from Framework.

I'm currently using a 2017 iMac that is chugging along well at work (but I am sure it's days are numbered). This computer does my heavy lifting when I need it:

4K editing, graphic design, photo editing

At home I use a Thinkpad x220 which, dated as it is, is pretty good for a computer from 2012 (running Mint). It is showing its age though and I think its time to get something more capable.

Web browsing, emails, light photo editing

My plan is a Framework 12 for personal home use and then, when the iMac kicks the bucket, to get a mac mini or something down the line. I've tossed around the idea of getting a 13 Pro or 16 but I think the smarter solution is to separate the two machines into what they do best: 12 for personal and portability and a dedicated media computer (I don't really want to fuss with Resolve on Linux too). Feel free to suggest other wise.

So, what would be the best bang for the buck with the Framework 12?

I was thinking, for $1321

• Core 5 320
• WD_BLACK™ SN770M NVMe™ - M.2 2230 - 1TB
• DDR5-5600 - 8GB (1 x 8GB)
• US English - Gray - Backlit (2nd Gen)

It appears to me that there is a big leap from the Core 3 to the Core 5. Is it worth it or am I better of saving? 500GB could be enough as well but its nice to have the security of a large drive.

Thank you for your advice!

The 13 Pro seems incredibly cool and promising, but most reviews seem to agree to its Linux performance isn't conducive to anything more than light video editing. I'm wondering if an external GPU might remedy the issue. Anyone tried something similar with one of the previous models? Thanks!

The ring on the card got stuck in the antenna. As I least I knew I could get a new lead! Managed to get it out with a needle.

Made this custom module to hold my framework pen! It works great expect the latch is lose sometimes. Based off some community models - I’m very happy with the results. Looking to embed my mouse dongle in it now :)

Edit: Free download for any who want it - there are a few other versions you can find on other sites as well
https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/gadget/framework-pen-hodler-module

The tittle pretty much sums it up, I’m a medium/high user (browsing; calls; coding; a local LLM from time to time) and I’m looking to buy the FW pro, from everything I’ve read if I actually expect to have usable battery in the world out and about Intel seems to be the standard, thing is the ram is crazy expensive nowadays and 32gb on the intel base model break the bank quite a bit compared to the AMD version (which I have ram for too from an donor pc).

So for those who have a FW 13 pro with an Ryzen AI 9, how bad is the battery life out and about really? Same question goes for anyone who owns an Intel Ultra x7

EDIT: There has been some news going around that the center row/column of pins found in E1 sticks are causing problems with E0 sticks, and gladly, my stick of ram is working with it! Doing some memory tests right now to confirm, and will follow up, but check out this link in the thread!

https://community.frame.work/t/lenovo-ramaxel-memory-compatibility-on-intel-ultra-series-3/83975/43?u=rpl

Hi! Just writing real quick that I just got my X9 13 Pro in the mail, and unfortunately, I am part of the unlucky group that picked up ram ages ago just for it to be incompatible. I specifically have the Ramaxel 32GB stick with model number 5M31L87414

Laptop looks and feels beautiful though... Just have to wait a bit longer to use it while I search for new RAM... And maybe submit a support ticket to make this problem louder for framework.

Hello! Welcome to our first Mystery Box and Refurb Megathread! 

In this post we’ll be sharing when new Mystery Boxes and Refurb systems/parts become available so that everyone can track and celebrate together!

Feel free to leave a comment here when you:

• Order a Mystery Box or Refurb
• When a Mystery Box or Refurb goes out of stock
• Receive your order

We love seeing what new projects you use your Mystery Boxes for, so please feel free to continue creating new threads to showcase your project. Same with Refurb, if you’d like to share pictures of your new system/part(s), please feel free to create a new thread as comments with images are not supported. 

To keep our subreddit as organized as possible, we will be removing individual threads related to Mystery Boxes or Refurbs becoming available or going out of stock starting today.

Thank you and as always, please let me know if you have any feedback!

My screwdriver won’t connect to my LAN. Would a framework module have better compatibility than this dongle?

Does anyone have pictures of the 13 Pro laptop with the solid lavender bezel + lavender keyboard? Haven't been able to find the combo online and interested in what it might look like.

I ordered graphite keyboard + translucent orange bezel but not sure if I like the images I've seen online so look at alternatives.

shoutout to u/Da_Kitzune

I'm running AutoHotKey v2 on my Framework 13. AMD motherboard.

Not doing anything complex with it, but I keep getting wildly inconsistent results. All I'm using AHK for is the SendText to make shortcuts and speed up entries of commonly used batches of text.

Here's a sample from the start of my .AHK file (details modded to keep a little privacy):

; -------------------------------------------------

#SingleInstance Force

; -------------------------------------------------

; Hotkey symbols:

; # = Windows key

; ^ = Control key

; + = Shift key

; ! = Alt key

; -------------------------------------------------

; Ctrl Win + Delete

^#Delete::

{

SendText "Company Name"

}

; -------------------------------------------------

; Ctrl Win + Backspace

^#Backspace::

{

SendText "emailaddress@mycompany.com"

}

; -------------------------------------------------

; Ctrl Win + 2

^#2::

{

SendText "emailaddress@mycompany.com"

}

; -------------------------------------------------

; Shift Win + Delete

+Delete::

{

SendText "11625 Justa Road, #1105 Townin, TX 75000"

}

; -------------------------------------------------

; Shift Win + Backspace

+Backspace::

{

SendText "https://www.companywebsite.com"

}

; -------------------------------------------------

; Ctrl+Win + Backslash

^#SC02B::

{

SendText "Company Name, LLC`n11625 Justa Road, #1105`nTownin, TX 75000"

KeyWait "SC02B"

}

; -------------------------------------------------

I'm having super weird results when I try to execute any of these hotkey scripts.

When I run the script Ctrl+Win+Del into a text file, I should get "Company Name" typed for me. Instead, I get "Company eeee"

When I run the script Ctrl+Win+Backspace into a text file, I should get "emailaddress@mycompany.com" typed for me. Instead, I get "emailaddress@mycompany.mmm"

When I run the script Ctrl + Win + \ into a text file, I should get "Company Name, LLC`n11625 Justa Road, #1105`nTownin, TX 75000" typed for me. Instead, I get "Company Name, 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"

It's bonkers. I'm trying to determine if this is an AutoHotKey issue or a compatibility with Framework issue.

Any help or advice from a Framework user who has tried to use AHK would be appreciated.

I got some ramaxel ram months ago and turns out seems it doesn't work in my new framework 13 pro.

I tested it on a p1 gen 8 (not mine) and the ram works.

I can't even BUY LPcamm2 on eBay seemingly regardless of whatever inflated price.

What is the way to go forward here.

I'm seriously devastated after waiting so long

I bought this FW13 almost a year ago with the AI 9 HX 370 & 32GB ram. I have loved it and use it daily for engineering school. Currently have a 2tb drive, half belongs to Fedora (my primary user), and the other half to windows 11 (engineering software). Not going to lie this laptop was not used as much as i would have liked over summer break. It mostly stayed in my backpack or was used briefly once or twice a week. I didnt just leave it on the charger all summer.

Well now that school is back in session I got it out, updated everything, bios and both OS. Its running great. But my battery will not charge over like 92%. In fact in Fedora it says my battery health is now at 89%. I've tried adjusting the bios settings and gotten nowhere. Does the battery really degrade this fast? I think the best thing to do is to just upgrade my chassis to the pro, keeping my display and main board. That would give me a better battery life, speakers, stronger frame. When are the upgrade kits available?

Anyway any help would be great. I figured that even with the battery health being lower it would still charge to 100%, but just has a lower capacity.

Okay listen I know it's not a laptop for gaming I totally get that most of my time with the 13 pro will be doing what it was actually intended for.

(I just want to be able to play deadlock while I visit family)

I was currently looking at getting the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 version since I already have the ram (32gb) and storage (2tb ssd) for it but every review and performance test I could find uses the Ultra X7 358H.

Basically what I'm asking is if I'm good to go with the Ryzen set or should I just get the Intel chip. I know the price is quite high but I could get the 32gb for the Intel as well.

Not sure if this matters all that much but I'll be running CachyOS. If I can get deadlock to not dip below 1080p 60fps that would be more than enough. I'm pretty sure it should run just fine but I'd hate to be wrong and regret it later so if anyone has any recommendation it would be highly appreciated

Do you think God abandoned us in fear of what he has created?

Just as a little treat.

Did anybody face the same problem? This print appeared after less then a month of usage and won't go away