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My Framework laptop is here! ✨ It's a modular, repairable laptop that I've been hearing really good things about!

This is the "DIY edition", so let's assemble all the pieces together!

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I'm greeted by a small envelope in the lid of the box, which contains... stickers! \o/ And a QR code leading to the assembly guide.
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The keyboard, the display bezel, the main device itself, and the "expansion cards" all come in their own boxes.
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Not super happy about the choice of Torx screws, as I feel I won't always have one at hand. But at least the prodvide a screwdriver! :)
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I like how all components have links to documentation! Importantly, they publish the specifications of all the used connectors on GitHub: github.com/FrameworkComputer/F…
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Let's install the RAM! I got 2 x 16 GB from a different vendor. My last laptop that had swappable RAM was my first Thinkpad 14 years ago.

I really hope that in another 10 years, we'll think of swappable laptop parts as totally normal again...

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First impressions of the #Framework laptop (in comparison to my previous X1 Yoga Gen 5)! First, the bad things:

Under load, the fan is really loud.

The speakers sound a bit tinny/compressed.

At first, I was extremely distressed because the Ctrl + Fn keys are swapped, but thankfully, you can revert that in the BIOS.

I miss the trackpoint. :( Think I'll have to learn even more keyboard shortcuts.

When I tried attaching two external screens via a docking station, the Framework crashed :O

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Things I like:

The 3D performance of the integrated AMD GPU is a huge step up from the X1!

The aluminum body and the keyboard feel really nice.

The BIOS boots super fast!

I like the 3:2 screen ratio.

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Super happy with my Framework laptop by the way!

The module system is great. I printed a snack drawer today! Now I can always take three peanuts with me!