I have one as a developer laptop running Linux. It works fine, battery life is bad. (On AMD 7640U Framework 13).
I currently couldn't recommend them to anyone except users (developers?) who want to run Linux specifically. Otherwise a Macbook is going to be a much better computer at a better value, or just get any boring Windows laptop provider.
Pros compared to Macbook:
- Runs Linux
- amd64 makes some legacy software work easier
- Easy and commodity prices to get 96gb of RAM and 2tb SSD.
Macbook pros:
- Massively better battery life
- Snappier/faster in general usage
- Much more polished than Linux
I evaluated Thinkpads as well but trying to find one with the right configuration that wasn't too expensive or worse than the Framework was pretty hard.
I currently couldn't recommend them to anyone except users (developers?) who want to run Linux specifically. Otherwise a Macbook is going to be a much better computer at a better value, or just get any boring Windows laptop provider.
Pros compared to Macbook: - Runs Linux - amd64 makes some legacy software work easier - Easy and commodity prices to get 96gb of RAM and 2tb SSD.
Macbook pros: - Massively better battery life - Snappier/faster in general usage - Much more polished than Linux
I evaluated Thinkpads as well but trying to find one with the right configuration that wasn't too expensive or worse than the Framework was pretty hard.