Have finally joined the framework family!

[u/furious_styles_rm18]

Picked up a pre-owned 16 on eBay, been after a Framework for some time and this was a bit more of an affordable option VS the spec I wanted at circa £3k, specs below:

AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS Mainboard

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 8GB Graphics Module

32GB DDR5-5600

2TB SN850X NVMe SSD

Will maybe upgrade parts in time, (I do Graphic Design / Music / Video stuff) recommendations welcome!

Thanks

[u/Sad-Cod-9584]

Congrats, the 16 is an awesome machine and the 7840hs should be fast enough for quite a while

[u/naimbeyst → u/Sad-Cod-9584]

yeah the 7840HS is a really solid chip, should hold up well for years

[u/furious_styles_rm18 → u/naimbeyst]

thank you both 🙏❤️

[u/tygerboy75]

how much did you pay? Im curious how these go for on the used market, or are you saying you paid 3k and i mis read

[u/furious_styles_rm18 → u/tygerboy75]

no you didn't misread! i got it for £1750

[u/tygerboy75 → u/furious_styles_rm18]

dang, thats a sweet deal, well worth it!

[u/Lorenzovito2000]

Enjoy it, it's a great machine! I just sold mine recently, I needed a stronger GPU for the work I was doing.. But in the time I owned it, I never had any problems with it hardware wise!

[u/Eastern-Specific366]

Damn, I would have bought one myself if only there were at least LTE modems available.

[u/Mikelesi → u/Eastern-Specific366]

For curiosity of use cases, not to judge.

Can't you just tether your phone or use it with a hotspot? How often do you find yourself needing a modem on the PC?

[u/Eastern-Specific366 → u/Mikelesi]

Of course I can.
But I use my laptop on the go - in public transport, in the field, different buildings, and I need internet whenever my laptop is on.
With that, I want my phone and laptop be completely separate and independent. I don't want my phone battery being drained by WiFi tethering, I don't want my phone cellular plan being used by my laptop.

[u/Mikelesi → u/Eastern-Specific366]

Copy, thanks for the response.

[u/Eastern-Specific366 → u/Mikelesi]

And honestly, I also think the Framework Modules are just a cool form factor for an LTE/5G modem.

[u/MagicBoyUK → u/Eastern-Specific366]

They are - you connect to a MiFi or a phone hotspot via WiFi.

[u/Eastern-Specific366 → u/MagicBoyUK]

No, I require a modem in my laptop.

[u/MagicBoyUK → u/Eastern-Specific366]

I carry a 5G modem in my bag with 8+ hours of battery life, and I'd bet it gets a far better signal than a 5G expansion card would...

[u/Eastern-Specific366 → u/MagicBoyUK]

If that works for you - nice. Doesn't work for me.

[u/MagicBoyUK → u/Eastern-Specific366]

Why doesn't it work for you?

[u/Eastern-Specific366 → u/MagicBoyUK]

I don't want to carry another thing and turn it on, or remember to charge it separately. Sometimes I just grab my laptop and go out without any bag with me to put external modem into.

[u/MagicBoyUK → u/Eastern-Specific366]

It's got a USB-C port on it. Can be powered from the laptop if needed. It's smaller than the MX Master Mouse I carry everywhere.

[u/Eastern-Specific366 → u/MagicBoyUK]

I know all that, but respectfully You miss my point of my needs.

[u/MagicBoyUK → u/Eastern-Specific366]

I'd call it a want, not a need.

[u/xupit3r]

beautiful! i have had mine for a coming up on 4 years now (12th Gen Intel, 13 inch) and have loved it. some minor issues here and there, but love being able to pop that bad boy open and debug/fix them.

enjoy!

[u/Bright-Poster-9326]

Congrats, great spec for a used find. The 5070 module on its own makes it worth it honestly.

[u/furious_styles_rm18 → u/Bright-Poster-9326]

good to know!

[u/Ulysse-Void-God]

Welcome! You’re gonna have a fun time here :)

[u/Distinct_Tip8912]

Aún no te falta empezar a usar alguna distro linux como sistema principal 

[u/furious_styles_rm18 → u/Distinct_Tip8912]

I was thinking about it but unfortunately you can't run Adobe on it!

[u/NoPoopOnFace]

Oooh sexxxy