Framework's building a plastic version of its modular laptop as a better alternative to budget laptops.
  • Zimroxo@lemm.eeEnglish
    9·
    1 day ago

    This was high on my list of things Framework could make. Looks pretty promising, especially for a school laptop

    I would love to see them try to tackle making a repairable / upgradeable tablet next

  • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
    51·
    1 day ago

    Well now I’m interested. 2 in 1’s are my go to these days. I don’t think I could go back.

    edit: went to check the site… 17 minute wait time queue? Jfc really? A queue? For a website? In this economy?

    • epicstove@lemmy.caEnglish
      5·
      1 day ago

      A Linus tech tips video recently dropped about these laptops so TONs of people are going to the site. For such a small company they can only handle so much web traffic.

    • Xuderis@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 day ago

      There is the exact same information in the title of this post as there is on the website. I sat through the wait. Don’t bother.

  • HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com
    2·
    1 day ago

    to bad. I was hoping for something more like the surface book where the screen is a tablet and the bottom has the external graphics card and more memory or such.

    • epicstove@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      Same. I’ve been really hoping for a surface pro competitor especially from a Linux friendly company like Framework.

      Still, this is a really good step in that direction.

  • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.ml
    43·
    2 days ago

    They didn’t mention a price tag and their website currently has a waiting queue of ca. 2 hours I ’m not willing to wait in just to check a price. But the specs are … meh.

    Especially the low-end screen is really disappointing. 1080p LED in 2025? I’ve seen printers with better screens!

    I really hope they will release a proper display in the future (i.e. a minimum of 2K resolution, and – of course – OLED.)