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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

[–] InexorableIbis-@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Missing home/ end/ PgUp/ down keys is actually the biggest reason why I still haven't bought one. I just don't want to take the risk.

[–] cassepipe@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (6 children)

I am curious, what is your use case for those ? When do you use those ?

[–] a60v@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Not to speak for the previous poster, but I use these all the time in my web browser and in PDF-viewing software (evince). They're pretty useful.

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