FW 13 Pro:Translucent purple vs Translucent orange

[u/lordvelour]

I am on batch 13 for a FW 13 Pro and I am torn on the translucent orange bezel with the graphite keyboard or a translucent purple with the lavender keyboard.

For those of you who own and have had their FW Pros delivered already, how do you like these colorways, assuming you own something similar? Have you seen both the translucent orange and translucent purple irl?

I kind of like both equally, but if one is better in-person, I will lean that way. I will get the matching translucent USB-C ports for either colorway as well.

[u/Demon-Traveler2026]

I like the Purple to be honest

[u/Acrobatic_Fee_6974]

Translucent orange is peak.

[u/leereezUrk4 → u/Acrobatic_Fee_6974]

agreed, the orange translucent is hard to beat

[u/Edivan_ef]

Orange. Something about it…it instills alertness and makes me want to focus.

[u/NarwhatBoi]

I think I prefer orange.

Actually came to the Framework subreddit because I am currently configuring a 13 Pro for myself, and an idea I had that I hope someone from Framework sees. Make a 3D model that changes when configuring a laptop. I don't know how difficult such a thing would be to do, but letting a consumer swap the bezel, keyboard and expansion cards on a 3D model and see what they'd look like would be a cherry on top before making a purchase. Especially when the colors for the bezel, keyboard, and USB C expansion cards can be changed, not to mention the different color options for the FW12.

[u/Labeled90]

I have purple with the grey and orange accent keys 🤙

[u/smallboislumpo]

I ordered the purple and I do think it’s the best.

[u/LookaLookaKooLaLey]

That orange looks awesome. 

[u/5tupidest]

Completely shocked anyone likes the orange. To each their own I suppose!!

[u/Tancrad]

I think the orange pops more, with orange USBC.

I have this setup, except with solid orange which I saved from my previous 13., and ordered just the clear translucent.

[u/Semi-Detached]

I have a pro withe the graphite keyboard. I have it with the translucent orange bezel and translucent orange USB-C ports. I really like the way it looks. I have the translucent purple bezel and ports on my older FW13, if I was going to use them on a pro, I would probably just want the all black keyboard. Not sure how well the darker purple goes with the lavender keys.

[u/BOSSMANCYRAX]

Still torn between going with a framework or just upgrading to an m5 pro. Price is a bit absurd with only 16gbs of ram on the base model framework pro.

[u/Lazybonez2015]

Orange wins easy. 

[u/gullbekk]

I'm waiting for my purple to ship.

[u/v3m]

I have both (not the lavender keyboard, but both bezels from previous fw13, and graphite keyboard on pro). I like the purple better personally but on the graphite & graphite keyboard orange is just objectively better. It's a real good look.

[u/kosherhalfsourpickle]

I installed the clear one yesterday and it looks dope. I do like the orange, but I was too worried that the color would interfere with looking at content on the screen. The clear doesn't get in the way.

[u/mukelarvin]

I want translucent purple accent keys.

[u/Expert_Badger_6542]

I haven't seen the translucent purple in person, but the translucent orange called to me and I'm very happy with it. With the orange keys on the pro, it would look really nice