Re:Fedora 42 Beta
by wk_end on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @07:18PM
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I love the idea behind Framework, but my admittedly old one is nowhere near comparable to a MacBook. It's really unpleasant to use, feels cheap, and performance/battery life are shockingly poor on Kubuntu. It's not a patch on a ThinkPad even, much less a Mac. Have they gotten considerably better since I bought mine (end of 2022)?
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Framework started selling larger batteries in 2023 (61 Whr vs the base 55 Whr), and from looking through older reviews it looks like battery life significantly improved (>25% better) with the 13th-gen Intel upgrade [1]. I've got their 13-inch AMD 7840U but can't speak to the battery life as it mostly sits docked.
[1]: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/review-framework-lap...
Re:Fedora 42 Beta
by emptysongglass on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @02:54AM
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Have the bigger battery, battery life is still bad.
It's just a bad laptop: has "hot bag" syndrome, speakers are terrible even with the upgraded kit, the hinge that turns the screen off is very temperamental.
Still no open BIOS, they've hired a “Linux guy” who is super condescending in their official forums and locks topics when he feels the heat.
Stay far away.