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Re:Bringing the Framework Laptop to more of the world by aunty_helen on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @03:45PM (#30433493)
Some big points there, I can't even get the 64gb Macbook because they decided not to bring more than 32 into my country. So being able to get whatever I want from amazon at market rates is amazing (and probably the biggest feature of this laptop)

There is an issue with ram timings not being supported that affects the more flashy ram chips. I was lucky enough that it didn't affect the 32gb module I bought but it could've been a return (they need to update the supported ram timings in the bios but haven't)

I really like the keyboard, although I would prefer the layout was more macbooky (the function key kills me but I've swapped it with the ctrl) and the screen I'm pretty happy with. The 100% / 200% scaling thats supported in fedora though is awkward. 100 is a bit squinty 200 is waay to big.

I like the laptop but have struggled to use it. I'm starting to wonder if my touchpad is actually defective.

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Re:Bringing the Framework Laptop to more of the world by dheera on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @04:21PM (#30433997)
Yeah personally I've settled with 100% with larger fonts. I probably spend 90% of my time in web browser + coding + terminal combined and they all handle arbitrary fractional scaling well from within the app.

And then maybe 5% of the time in graphics editing for which it doesn't matter.

For other locally run apps, scaling at 125% or 150% would be perfect but I think it's just a matter of time before Linux supports it properly without eating CPU.

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Re:Bringing the Framework Laptop to more of the world by freedomben on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @06:43PM (#30435473)
If you can use wayland on your distro, it can do that fractional scaling. I think I settled on like 140%
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Re:Bringing the Framework Laptop to more of the world by dheera on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @10:52PM (#30437375)
Oh yeah I am on Wayland. (X didn't work well for me at all, choppy mouse motions.) Fractional scaling works, just seems to consume more CPU than 100% or 200% though.
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