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This looks suspiciously like something I could buy : a lightweight well made Linux laptop, with long battery life. I currently use a MacBook and won’t get near a windows machine.

Two questions 1/ will there be a 15 inches version ? ( I’m not getting any younger I like bigger screens ) 2/ software-wise how reliable are the suspend/resume and all the laptop features ? I’ve been using Linux for about 30y and to me this is typically the bits that usually fail. To put it differently, how confident are you that things will work properly out of the box ?

Other than that , I love what you’re doing, please continue.

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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

It is unfortunately very heavy (2.4kg vs 1.5 for my mb air 15)

I take note though that the 13 inches framework is bigger than it seems because of the aspect ratio

I want to say as a fw13 owner that people don't realize that the 3:2 screen ratio gives you extra vertical space compared to your typical notebook and the screen does not feel small at all. That was an excellent decision from their design team.

Agreed. I have a work MBP 14" and a Framework 13, and I didn't realize until just now that they weren't the same screen size. The Framework 13 is very comfortable to use.

Agreed. Whenever I grab my thinkpad I find the 16:9 ratio jarring. I'm a 3:2 guy now through and through, can't ever go back.

I’m not @nrp but I think I can safely answer this one:

> 1/ will there be a 15 inches version ? ( I’m not getting any younger I like bigger screens )

They make a Framework 16, so a Framework 16 Pro now suddenly seems like a possibility, but I don’t think they’re going to make a 15-inch when they have the 16.

Framework 16 is way too bulky. I would like a laptop with a similar form-factor to ThinkPad P1.

But Thinkpad P1 is 15.6"? That's very close to the Framework 16.

Thinkpad P1: W 361.8mm x D 245.7mm x H 18.4mm

Framework 16: W 356.58mm x D 270.00mm x H 17.95mm

The Framework 13 roughly matches 14" laptops from other manufacturers. It's really a 13.5", and has a taller aspect ratio than typical.

> will there be a 15 inches version ? ( I’m not getting any younger I like bigger screens )

Seconding this question, though I would also be very interested in learning whether they're planning a 14" version.

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