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The new and upgraded Framework Laptop

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1680 points etbusch | 3 comments | 19 May 22 12:19 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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nrp ◴[19 May 22 12:23 UTC] No.31433602[source]▶
I'm happy to answer any questions around this! We've been working on this since update since we launched the product last year, so we're excited to be able to share it today.
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vodkapump ◴[19 May 22 12:34 UTC] No.31433722[source]▶
I know this gets asked a lot and isn't really about this new upgraded model but..

Any news on plans for AMD models?

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criddell ◴[19 May 22 16:27 UTC] No.31436721[source]▶
Why AMD?

Why is there so little interest in ARM-based Linux laptops? Does AMD (or Intel) have anything even close in performance / watt that one can get from an ARM-based system?

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nicoburns ◴[19 May 22 16:32 UTC] No.31436802[source]▶
AMD and Intel both have processors that perform much better than anything ARM-based except Apple's M1 processors (which of course nobody else has access to). That might change once Qualcomm release the new design they are supposedly working on, but that's not available yet.
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criddell ◴[19 May 22 16:41 UTC] No.31436906[source]▶
I was thinking recent CPUs in the Exynos line were supposed to be pretty good. I never realized Apple was that far ahead...
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1. nicoburns ◴[19 May 22 16:52 UTC] No.31437060{3}[source]▶
I think Apple's chips aren't that far off being twice as fast as Exynos chips in single-core performance. Whereas the latest AMD and Intel chips are more or less on a par.

https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-apple_a14_bionic-v...

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2. criddell ◴[19 May 22 17:05 UTC] No.31437240[source]▶
The 990 is pretty old. I think the latest is the 2200.

https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-apple_a14_bionic-v...

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3. mrtranscendence ◴[19 May 22 19:18 UTC] No.31438874[source]▶
The A14 is a generation old at this point. This is a more relevant comparison:

https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-apple_a15_bionic_5...