Review: Framework Laptop finally gets an AMD Ryzen config—and it’s pretty good
Review: Framework Laptop finally gets an AMD Ryzen config—and it’s pretty good
Battery life is a sticking point, but the speed is generally worth it.
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My biggest complaint: In stock: never
Since I'm allergic to ever preordering anything, ever, for any reason whatsoever, this may as well be vaporware.
They only take a refundable $100 deposit until shipment. So, lower risk than with a video game or Kickstarter, IMO.
I thought vaporware was software
Term can be used for hardware or software, but that's fair to think.
I thought the hardware term was called a "paper launch"
Historically, probably
But with the rise of crowdfunding and "direct to consumer" sales models like this, it has increasingly been used to refer to hardware.
And, for what it is worth, I remember similar discussions in probably the early/mid 00s (maybe even late 90s?) with regard to the kind of stuff you would see in magazines. Which we now understand to mostly be proof of concept PR stunts by tech companies. Use them to "plant a flag in the ground" so that you can search for investors and accuse the competition of copying you.
My issue is the hinges.
Because the plastic they use is super cheap, both my framework laptops have the hinges bend the plastic after a couple of years. The metal is fine but the hinges plastic is in terrible shape. I love what they do and PopOS but they really need to fix that issue.