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What are your major criticisms of the framework laptop? (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by guyizda@alien.top to c/framework@hardware.watch

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I am considering a purchase as a student although it is really expensive.

What are your major criticisms of the framework laptop?

E.g.

- I have heard that it discharges battery even while powered off (a very serious issue IMO).

Also, I will be using win10/11 and fedora most likely. So any Linux-related issues (e.g. hardware support) I would really like to know.

Thanks for any ideas.

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[–] yParticle@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (9 children)

the optional ethernet adapter sticks out a bit (the RJ45 connector would be too large otherwise)
the earlier models have a reflective screen
having to use the Fn key for home end pgup pgdn is more of an annoyance than I expected coming from a ThinkPad with dedicated keys
it's sort of spoiled me for working on other laptops

[–] shazow@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I also miss the dedicated pgup / pgdown buttons a fair bit. It's nice to have universal physical buttons for reading, works in every app.

I also miss dedicated mouse click buttons, especially for middle click on linux. But I can get over this.

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