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Framework Laptop 13 is Getting a Drop-In RISC-V Mainboard Option (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
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[–] Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My knowledge of RISC-V is limited, but wouldn't such a replacement degrade performance of the laptop to a crawl, since risc-v is still not great on that?

[–] javasux@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess you just read the headline and then commented huh

The performance (or lack thereof) in the StarFive JH7110 chip is something Framework mention in their blog announcement, explaining:

We want to be clear that in this generation, it is focused primarily on enabling developers, tinkerers, and hobbyists to start testing and creating on RISC-V. The peripheral set and performance aren’t yet competitive with our Intel and AMD-powered Framework Laptop Mainboards

[–] Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show -4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yep. When there is no real description other than a link and a headline I put in about as much effort as the poster.

That's not a dig at Leo, because I know he uses this to gather links for stuff, but it's just something I am used to by now.

[–] leo@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show 2 points 1 year ago

Pretty much. If I could get a lock on a price, I might buy one as a glorified Raspberry Pi and stick it in one of those Cooler Master cases for fun and testing.