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by kitsunesoba 1279 days ago
Frameworks are nice in theory but they still have a long way to go when it comes to heat, fan noise, and battery life based on what I've seen owners of them say.
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Yeah, they are Intel in the end, which is tough on battery and heat. I hope that will get better if they switch to AMD.
This is the biggest reason that I won’t get a Framework today. Give me a Ryzen with 8+ cores, 32GB DDR5, hopefully two m.2 slots, a full-size HDMI and USB-A port(s), 99wh battery because of TSA security theater, dedicated graphics, and some real heat sinks that can handle 200w+ so it doesn’t have to run the fans constantly or cook the touchpad. A 4:3 OLED with at least 4K resolution and 120hz refresh would be perfect on top. Ooh, and a rigid chassis that doesn’t flex like a noodle, and no RGB / gAmER tacky plastic junk all over. It’s sad that a package like this is very rare.
What are you talking about, it's not rare at all. My desktop is exactly like that.
Your desktop has a 99wh battery and you carry it with you on the plane?
Hey, if you want all that, you need to make sacrifices!