Hi,

I’m looking to switch from my M1 MBP 14inch to a Framework 13 Ryzen 5 7640U. I’m contemplating about switching because I really like the options of not having to worry about paying a fortune if I break something, and the idea of being able to upgrade the laptop later on is really cool.

I’m a second year student in college studying software engineering, so my usage of the Framework wouldn’t be that heavy, just web-browsing, coding & compiling.

How long would the battery last for my usage if anyone has a similar workflow with the Framework?

For anyone that has switched from a Macbook to Framework, is there anything you regret or miss?

The only things that are still holding me back from fully pulling the trigger is the battery life, quality of keyboard and laptop, and 60Hz display, but otherwise I really like the product.

Thanks.

  • krokrak@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I switched from a M1 Mac to Ryzen 7. I like the framework a lot, and there are less annoying things than I thought. But I mainly switched because I want to use a fully working linux again. If you actually are happy with macOS I would not recommend you to switch.

    Pros:

    - Keyboard is wonderful, coming from the mac keyboard I can instantly type error free and the soft touch feeling is so premium!

    - Screen: The 60Hz framerate is visible and a little bit annoying, but honestly after a while you just adapt to it again. Otherwise the Display is better than I thought, the blacks are a little worse than on the mac but it is totally fine.

    - Speakers: I was very much afraid of the speakers as I got so used to watch movies on the macbook an really enjoy it. Maybe because of the expectation, it’s less bad than I thought. I can still watch movies on it, the speakers get super loud, but they are distorting a bit in the louder half. Sure it is not an audiophile pleasure but you can understand everything more than fine.

    - Performance: Nothing yet to complain compared to the M1 Pro…

    Cons:

    - the trackpad mostly because of the very loud click and it is too hard to press. I just don’t like when you are in an office or other quiet places in public and you feel that everyone hears your wild clicking :D

    - The most annoying thing by far is the fan noise and the heat. Because the fan vents are on the bottom of the laptop as soon as you place it in your bed or on your lap, the fans get loud even when just watching youtube… Now I just place it on a kitchen board, then it is fine. But that your lap gets warm again when sitting on the couch or so is something I really didn’t miss. I don’t think this will be much better with the Ryzen 5, as if you can easily block the whole airflow with those bottom vent design it is nearly impossible to cool the cpu down for the fans…

    - Battery Life: It is not comparable to my Pro at all. With the Pro I can even do super heavy tasks on battery and it still lasts the full day.