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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: 0.001s | source
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sryie ◴[19 May 22 14:02 UTC] No.31434782[source]▶
I recently received my first framework laptop after being a loyal Thinkpad user for years. I am loving it so far. I run Ubuntu 22.04 daily and have not had any issues with battery life or the lid (but I do typically leave it plugged in during lunch and overnight). The expansion cards are brilliant and the keyboard is comparable to my old t-series. The aspect ratio is great for coding and I'm happy to see upgradeability is being taken seriously as promised. If I can get 5-10 years out of it like my old ThinkPads (all while upgrading piecewise along the way) I will be a fan for life.
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favadi ◴[19 May 22 15:31 UTC] No.31435998[source]▶
Do you have any problem with resolution, screen scaling? I think it requires 1.5x scaling, which often cause screen tearing and artifacts on Linux.
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1. rcthompson ◴[19 May 22 16:57 UTC] No.31437133[source]▶
I run at 2x scaling and then set the text scaling factor to .85, so the effective text scaling becomes 1.7, and I avoid the issues with non-integer scaling in Wayland.
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2. gnufied ◴[20 May 22 02:29 UTC] No.31442677[source]▶
Text scaling via tweaks tool? That setting though is not respected by all apps though right? What happens if you connect an external display?
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3. rcthompson ◴[20 May 22 06:12 UTC] No.31443937[source]▶
Yes, using the tweak tool. I believe there were also a few apps I had to tweak separately, like setting the default zoom level in Firefox. As for external displays, I don't generally connect my laptop to one, since my displays are connected to the desktop PC that I also own (which I run at 150% scaling in X11 mode so that fractional scaling actually looks good).