Assembled the Framework 16 and overall pretty happy with it. Some surprises:
High refresh rate display feels gooood
Toolless installation of keyboard
Access to SSD and RAM slightly more work since under the keyboard, but the mainboard is there too, so overall net gain there
Keyboard is average; I miss my Razer
GPU is underwhelming
Ethernet card is CHONKY and juts out
Going to try to get the Framework 13 ordered some time soon to compare. If the iGPU does well enough, then at less the cost (and at a smaller form factor), I might just stick with that instead.
Can confirm that the NuPhy Air60 V2 sits comfortably on top of the existing keyboard. You can type without accidentally pressing any keys on the built-in laptop keyboard.
I got too caught up in the idea that I needed a dGPU but with the advent of desktop streaming, I really don't, At least, not for how little I actually need it on the go. :bunhdsad:
And in those cases, the iGPU can probably do a decent job of pinch-hitting.
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