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

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[–] vole@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks 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 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] vole@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks 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 2 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] arty@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

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

[–] vole@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Ashrakal@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Check out Tuxedo Computers (Germany), and Starlabs (United Kingdom). They’re both competent in PC assembly.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Terrorphin@thelemmy.club 3 points 2 weeks ago

They don't provide any useful info.

[–] dk31@lemmy.world -2 points 2 weeks 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 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] dk31@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It was out of warranty. That's how warranties work.

It sucks that it died earlier than expected, but they can't stay solvent just letting people get replacement parts outside of warranty for free.

[–] jnod4@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A Thinkpad offers 3 years warranty on parts and you can pay for up to 3 more, that's 6 years they warrant their motherboard won't blow or melt any fuses and if it does you can ship the laptop and they'll fix it

[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah but you agree to those warranty terms at purchase. The commenter earlier was bitching about how Framework wouldn't warranty something OUT of warranty. They bought a device with a warranty period, it died outside that warranty period, and now Framework shouldn't be expected to fix it for free.

[–] Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks 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 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

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

[–] JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago

ThinkPad - of course (especially T and P series).

[–] dk31@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] pech@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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.