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New comment by nrp in "New Framework Desktop Option with AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 and 192GB Memory"

nrp — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:27:40 +0000

We can't share pricing yet, but certainly will before we open orders. The 128GB has been selling well, and we just re-opened orders with stock landing within two weeks.

New comment by nrp in "New Framework Desktop Option with AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 and 192GB Memory"

nrp — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:57:24 +0000

I shared this internally, and the team confirmed this is indeed a bug in our email form rendering. We've added it to the development backlog.

New comment by nrp in "New Framework Desktop Option with AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 and 192GB Memory"

nrp — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:34:55 +0000

It wasn't our preferred way of making an announcement, but all that we are currently able to do this early on this pre-release processor.

New comment by nrp in "New Framework Desktop Option with AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 and 192GB Memory"

nrp — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:33:51 +0000

We're fans of Cory Doctorow, and he is a Framework Laptop user!

New comment by nrp in "New Framework Desktop Option with AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 and 192GB Memory"

nrp — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:32:17 +0000

This is correct, we used a standard Mini-ITX form factor, and we've seen a number of customers pick up just the Mainboard and drop it into standard ATX cases. The power supply is also a standard FlexATX PSU.

New comment by nrp in "New Framework Desktop Option with AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 and 192GB Memory"

nrp — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:28:04 +0000

Unfortunately we don't have any indication of memory pricing coming down in the next year, and many indications pointing to memory pricing continuing to increase pretty substantially over the next six months, especially for the LPDDR5X we use in Framework Desktop.

New comment by nrp in "New Framework Desktop Option with AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 and 192GB Memory"

nrp — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:26:11 +0000

We're running out of space on our e-commerce UI elements and physical labels to fit some of these names.

New comment by nrp in "Framework's 10G Ethernet module exposes USB-C's complexity"

nrp — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:28:24 +0000

Point of clarification since it isn’t clear from the title. This isn’t a Framework product, but a product by Wisdpi designed for the Framework Expansion Card form factor.

New comment by nrp in "Framework Laptop 13 Pro"

nrp — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:23:50 +0000

Yes, you'll get notified when your batch is getting ready to ship, and you can update your payment information. You can also update the default payment method in your user account any time.

New comment by nrp in "Framework Laptop 13 Pro"

nrp — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:52:29 +0000

This is a 100% sRGB panel. We did look at expanded colorspace, but kept 100% sRGB to optimize for power consumption.

New comment by nrp in "Framework Laptop 13 Pro"

nrp — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:51:47 +0000

The keyboard is mechanically the same, but it's a new SKU because we had to move the flex tail locations to support the haptic touchpad.

New comment by nrp in "Framework Laptop 13 Pro"

nrp — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:48:47 +0000

This is an in-cell touchscreen and we didn't add cover glass. That means there is no weight impact to having it.

New comment by nrp in "Framework Laptop 13 Pro"

nrp — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:48:17 +0000

1. Intel Core Ultra Series 3 is super efficient for video conferencing. That's a use case that Intel has specifically been optimizing for, so as long as you're using video conferencing software that leverages hardware encode/decode, which should be most of them at this point, the fan should stay off entirely.

2. We have one hand open on the lid for each generation of 13.

New comment by nrp in "Framework Laptop 13 Pro"

nrp — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:47:00 +0000

Ultra X7 358H is the config we've used for most of our battery life tests, and efficiency should be very similar on the X9 config. We're keeping the SKU stack simpler and just having a single display option that has touch. You can disable touch in your OS though if you don't want to use it.

New comment by nrp in "Framework Laptop 13 Pro"

nrp — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:45:42 +0000

Wi-Fi is an M.2 2230 like on each of our products. We're using Intel's BE211 module for Wi-Fi 7.

New comment by nrp in "Framework Laptop 13 Pro"

nrp — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:45:00 +0000

We're going to publish more Linux benchmarks as well. We have s0ix noted (7 days), and we're trying to make some more repeatable productivity-oriented workflows for Linux to use. We expect that Phoronix will publish some pretty thorough power efficiency tests too. We'll certainly be providing them with review hardware.

New comment by nrp in "Framework Laptop 13 Pro"

nrp — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:43:40 +0000

As other comments have noted, we have Framework Laptop 16 for folks who want bigger screens, and we had some updates for that product today too: haptic touchpad option and an entry-level Ryzen 5 version.

We've been sending pre-release hardware to developers at a bunch of distros to make sure that the core use cases like suspend/resume work as expected out of the box. You can check our general Linux support at frame.work/linux

New comment by nrp in "Framework Laptop 13 Pro"

nrp — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:05:21 +0000

I’m happy to answer questions folks have around the product (later today).

New comment by nrp in "FrameBook"

nrp — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:39:43 +0000

DIYers are a core audience for us (along with Linux users), but actually we’ve had a lot of success with other audiences too!

New comment by nrp in "Byte magazine artist Robert Tinney, who illustrated the birth of PCs, dies at 78"

nrp — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:04:22 +0000

As recently as a few years ago, Robert was directly answering emails and shipping out signed prints of his BYTE covers. We have had some hanging in our office for inspiration. He set the best tone for what computing feels like.