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The new and upgraded Framework Laptop

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1680 points etbusch | 1 comments | 19 May 22 12:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.235s | 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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capableweb ◴[19 May 22 12:49 UTC] No.31433921[source]▶
> Any news on plans for AMD models?

This is the only thing stopping me from getting a Framework laptop right now. I'd pay a premium for it as well.

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chrisseaton ◴[19 May 22 13:32 UTC] No.31434420[source]▶
Why is AMD so important to you? Are there any instruction set extensions these days that are only available on AMD? I can only think of things that are the other way around - only on Intel. And if you need something niche like some SIMD extension I guess you're running a server not a laptop?
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CoastalCoder ◴[19 May 22 16:17 UTC] No.31436600[source]▶
> Why is AMD so important to you?

Not the GP, but here's my reason:

For dGPUs, I strongly prefer AMD over nVidia because of Linux driver support. In recent years, most laptops with an AMD dGPU have AMD CPUs.

It's possible that my calculus will change in the next few years. E.g., if any of these things come to market:

- good laptop with Intel CPU and AMD dGPU

- AMD CPU with a fast iGPU. (I know these are in the pipeline, but I'm waiting for benchmarks.)

- Intel's upcoming laptop iGPUs / dGPUs perform well and have good Linux drivers.

- nVidia's efforts to open-source parts of their Linux drivers address my personal pain points.

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1. xd1936 ◴[19 May 22 17:46 UTC] No.31437827[source]▶
Sure, but none of these affect the Framework Laptop. This computer does not have discrete graphics.