The founder and CEO of Framework, Nirav Patel, has approached us to test our releases on their hardware.
For those who are unfamiliar with the company, Framework produces laptops and Desktops that can be customized at purchase by choosing the preferred components like screens, CPU, RAM, graphic cards and more.
The unique selling point for their products is the easy repairability due to the replaceable components but also the upgradeability in the future, reducing e-waste.
The Framework team discovered, after post-purchase surveys, not telemetry, that a large number of customers use EndeavourOS on their laptops. To give better support for them, they approached us to test our releases on their hardware and provide them with feedback.
We were genuinely surprised by the offer, and perhaps unnecessary to say, we said yes to their offer.
To be clear, the offer is for their community support only, and it isn’t a business deal. We, Joe Kamprad in this case, received a Framework laptop to provide that feedback, so there is no advertisement or paid content deal going on between Framework and us.
On the 10th of March, @joekamprad received the package, and they sent us the following.
AMD Ryzen​:trade_mark: 7 7840U (up to 5.1GHz, 8-core/16-thread)
Battery - 61Wh
Webcam Module (1st Gen)
13.5" 2256 x 1504 60Hz matte display
Memory: DDR5-5600 - 16GB (2 x 8GB)
Storage: NVMe​:trade_mark:- M.2 2280 - 500GB
Customization:
Laptop Bezel: Framework Laptop 13 Bezel - Black
Keyboard: German
Power Adapter: Power Adapter - 60W - EU
Expansion Cards:
USB-C (Lavender)
USB-A
HDMI (3rd Gen)
Ethernet Expansion Card
SD
Accessories:
Framework Screwdriver
AMD Ryzen​:trade_mark: 7 7840U (up to 5.1GHz, 8-core/16-thread)
Battery - 61Wh
Webcam Module (1st Gen)
13.5" 2256 x 1504 60Hz matte display
Memory: DDR5-5600 - 16GB (2 x 8GB)
Storage: NVMe​:trade_mark:- M.2 2280 - 500GB
Customization:
Laptop Bezel: Framework Laptop 13 Bezel - Black
Keyboard: German
Power Adapter: Power Adapter - 60W - EU
Expansion Cards:
USB-C (Lavender)
USB-A
HDMI (3rd Gen)
Ethernet Expansion Card
SD
Accessories:
Framework Screwdriver
We will increase RAM and storage space using our Open Collective balance, thanks to our generous financial supporters.
We want to thank the Framework team for their generous offer and for taking our distro into consideration to add to their community support.