Framework Laptop 12 is a cheaper, more colorful take on a repairable laptop PC
arstechnica.com
New laptop was designed with students in mind, will ship later this year.
  • sunstoned@lemmus.orgEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Personally I would love to see the 360 hinge tech come over the 13! The number of times I’ve been on a plane and have been worried about spilling my drink on my keyboard alone would justify the buy for me.

    I guess a touch screen is the only way to make it marketable but I’d buy it with or without. Once I start my movie I only really care to play/pause, which I can do with my headphones.

  • Meldrik@lemmy.wtf
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    2 months ago

    This will be a good laptop for the younger crowd and students.

    I also imagine schools investing in these, if the price is right.

  • XNX@slrpnk.net
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    2 months ago

    Would be interesting to see how well the stylus works on Linux. Would be the first Linux drawing tablet I’ve seen

  • megopie@beehaw.org
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    2 months ago

    lot of people have been asking for a touch screen option for the 13 inch framework. Personally I never got why, i remember being given a first gen surface in high school and despising it with a passion, but here you go! Touch screen! Unfortunately it’s not a 13 inch upgrade, but still. Seems like a big part of the focus is as an option for kids at school which is cool.

    Seems like it could be good as a drawing tablet, given it has a stylus and all. I’ll stick with my Wacom for now ( thank you Wacom on Linux project!).

    • Kairos@lemmy.today
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      2 months ago

      Touch screens aren’t useful on laptops that can’t turn into a pseudo-tablet. I guess the 13" can but… Not really.

  • shirro@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I wouldn’t buy one of these for myself. Screen is too small. Too plastic. Hot and power hungry Intel with shit graphics. Also don’t like touch screens. But for a kid who likes to draw, loves colourful gadgets, and needs a BYD laptop for school next year, the only question is how much?

      • David_Eight@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        That’s still pretty vague. The 13 starts at $750, if the 12 doesn’t cost less than that, what’s the point?

        • Meldrik@lemmy.wtf
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          2 months ago

          They said it was a competitor to the cheap student notebook, so the price better show that.

          • David_Eight@lemmy.world
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            2 months ago

            Is the 12 going to be exclusively sold as I pre-built? I was thinking there would be a DIY option of the 12 as well?

            • Kairos@lemmy.today
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              2 months ago

              I’d assume so.

              The 13" is only less than $1000 when used or when you don’t get memory, storage, expansion cards, etc. I’d assume the <$1000 price point for the 12" is including all that.

              • David_Eight@lemmy.world
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                2 months ago

                AFAIK they’re keeping the older models at a permanent discount. So you’ll be able to buy a fully built 13 with 4 USB ports and Windows installed for $900

      • shirro@aussie.zoneEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I wasn’t expecting it at all. It looks like an excellent device if they can get the production costs down. I have a kid who needs a school laptop for next year and this is under very strong consideration.

        My other kids got MSI Moderns which is my benchmark for cheap and cheerful. Nobody gets too upset if they get knocked of a desk or someone comes off their bike, you can easily pay twice as much for comparable performance. School laptops only need to run MS Office and a browser and spending money on a Windows device is a waste. I will happily pay a small premium for a Framework but it can’t be too crazy.