I'm thinking about buying the 16 as I want a new Linux-compatible laptop and I like the whole idea behind Framework. I do a little bit of gaming but honestly just what my Steam Deck is capable of, so I was planning on buying it without the GPU for the moment.
Looking at the two processor choices, they seem very similar on performance. I'm not sure I can justify the $200 price difference, especially with the hope of a future upgrade to a newer generation.
Any other thoughts?
Recently my company ordered 400 laptops for most employees from framework. Our IT guys says its the best laptop out there.
I'm in the same boat. I want a neat laptop for on-the-go productivity. At home I have a very powerful/overkill gaming setup which handles all my gaming. I personally stuck with the cheaper CPU as I don't see any advantages the $200 is gonna get me as it is upgradable and very similar in performance anyway. GPU you can always get later, if in need of one, which is great!
Yeah, I'm kind of hoping that I can "leapfrog" upgrades. Buy a GPU when the next gen comes out, then a new main board in a generation or two after that, etc...
Is that how it works? I didn't know they would upgrade the current parts just have replacement available.
Yeah, it's kind of their whole schtick. The 13 is upgradeable from the 11th gen Intel all the way up to the 13th or even the AMD main board.
Nice, maybe i will pick one up to replace my current desktop as its running a 3rd gen i3 lol.
I ended up going with the base CPU since it seemed identical. Now I'm trying to figure out what sort of eGPU setup to go with to minimize bottlenecking (setup will be replacing my desktop).
Portability, mainly, and I want to leave the slot available in case they add other uses for it, like an extended battery. I may regret that choice and end up getting the GPU anyway, but for my use case it seems like it might be perfect.
