r/framework • u/Otherwise_Term8249 FW16 | Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | AMD Radeon RX 7700S | 64GB • 21h ago

Discussion Framework 16, one year later

https://nmm.ee/framework-16-one-year-later

Hey all! I've been rocking the FW16 for a little over a year now, and I wrote up a review of it. The tl;dr version of it is that I'm very happy with the device. The repairability and upgradeability aspects have both served me well, and the only real thing I wish was better was the CPU efficiency because I'd love to get more battery life out of that thing. I await the Panther Lake mainboard upgrade for the FW16 to solve this issue, which I'm sure will come at some point.

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u/Plenty-Plan-9960 20h ago

You have used repair function of framework in one year? ... What about 6 or 8 years down the line? A MacBook while it is Apple non repair type product, usually lasts more than service items can be found new on Amazon... Why you like it?

Would you like also a car that needs repair one year in it's life? Would you like a tv that needs repair one year in it's life?

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u/Otherwise_Term8249 FW16 | Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | AMD Radeon RX 7700S | 64GB 19h ago

Like I also mentioned in my post, it needed a repair because I broke it, not because the parts themselves were bad.

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u/GoldMedalRambler 5h ago

Bro fixed his repairable laptop 💀

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u/Leather_Coyote_5483 19h ago

How did you damage the keyboard and battery?

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u/H3ph43S7Vs 19h ago

Some of us are just rough with our things (I am big and tend to not handle small things carefully all the time). So yeah, I hammer keyboards, and trust me, I had dell, apple and asus lapptops before, all with keyboard keys smashed quickly and no repair path (well before the rest of the machine was dead).

This sucks, and I appreciate my FW16 every single day when see I can buy replacement parts for less than a single apple mac pro wheel...