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If so how long? I'd like one, but can't wait forever.

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[–] vole@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Maybe I don't understand, but I see it in stock and I was able to add it to my cart. Are you outside the US?

[–] Terrorphin@thelemmy.club 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Oh - yes - sorry - I'm not interested in the AI series. Should have said that.

[–] vole@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I see. I suspect that the Ultra Series 1 model is being treated as a previous-generation product and won't get restocked, but I could be wrong. I think if you really want, you can make an Ultra Series 1 laptop from parts. They have the chassis and the two higher end Ultra Series 1 mainboards in stock. Though at the price you might prefer to just pre-order the 13 pro.

[–] Terrorphin@thelemmy.club 1 points 2 hours ago

Thanks - I don't really want to pay the memory premium for the pro...

[–] arty@feddit.org 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

I wish I could say "same here", but the prices are quite different 😥️

[–] vole@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago
[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Terrorphin@thelemmy.club 3 points 1 day ago

They don't provide any useful info.

[–] dk31@lemmy.world -2 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

I wouldn't recommend going framework at all honestly. All usb functionality stopped working on mine for no reason and after a lengthy chat with customer support they just told me to buy a new mainboard. I was outside of warranty but the issue seemed like a hardware failure at no fault of my own and the warranty window is pretty short.

[–] jsnfwlr@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

So your complaint is that your warranty expired and they had parts you could buy to repair it?

[–] dk31@lemmy.world 0 points 4 hours ago

It's nice that it can be repaired and I really respect what the company is trying to do which is why I bought one in the first place. My complaint is just that it experienced random hardware failure that renders it unusable just outside of warranty and the only option that was offered is buying an expensive new mainboard.

[–] Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works -1 points 9 hours ago

He also mentionned that their warranty is pretty short.

I understood the message like he was complaining that everything is falling down just after warranty, which is not what you would expect from Framework.

[–] Terrorphin@thelemmy.club 1 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Thanks - that's helpful. What's your go-to for a linux laptop that has the build quality of Apple?

[–] pech@lemmy.world 1 points 30 minutes ago* (last edited 29 minutes ago)

I'm using a surface laptop studio with the linux-surface kernel (NixOS, btw :p).

It's actually quite repairable compared to some other offerings and are generally available used on ebay. I won a $610 bid for mine with an i7, 32gb RAM and a 3050ti. I think all the models have the same 120hz 3:2 screen too. I'm incredibly pleased with it.

[–] dk31@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

I don't really have a recommendation at the moment, currently using a lenovo 2 in 1 and I've had a good experience with running Linux on it. The build quality is also quite good, such as being a full metal shell.