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Framework Desktop Mainboard only, mini itx, 128gb, delivery in Q4 (which we are in)
I set mine up today, what an amazing and beautiful machine. Goodbye Windows, hello Arch btw!
My Windows box has been a dust collector since receiving mine last month. Such a fantastic little machine.
Ironically, I'm not keeping my Windows machine around for gaming but rather very specific CAD tools that, despite the developers best efforts, will probably only ever be windows tools.
That said, I'm super close to pulling the trigger on the FW desktop and just installing a second drive for windows.
Interesting - how do those sorts of tools run with Wine?
I got my framework desktop a few weeks ago, I'm quite fond of it.
Beelink GTR9 Pro is a great option as well.
I actually cancelled my first FD order after seeing how much cheaper the Beelink was. Then after some weeks of waiting I noticed their website said sold out, and when I contacted their support they said oh yeah whoops, you might get your order in 3 months (website said up to one month).
So right then I asked for a refund worrying I'd been scammed (paying a Chinese company in USD from Germany without seeing VAT was pretty sus already).
Another thing is that apparently the ethernet is seriously broken, like makes the machine hang. Sill unfixed apparently, and also apparently the cooling isn't very good.
Soooo I went back to FD preorder, got it soon after. Expensive, but ehhh... every time I look at it I get a little dopamine hit <3333
The network issue is the windows driver, only relevant if you are running windows. There is a work around by pinning the old version and I believe there's a new driver that works, but isn't the final driver.
Several reviewers have mentioned this.