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+title = "Framework 13 @ 6 months"
+date = 2024-10-15
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+The internet does not need another "framework laptop cool" post.
+
+Unfortunately, I don't care what the internet wants or needs.
+
+---
+
+I've been using my Framework 13 (Ryzen 7040 edition) for around 6 months now, and I have some thoughts.
+This post is mainly to organize them all in one place - I may or may not randomly update this when I have New Thoughts, we'll see.
+
+## Performance
+I don't have any real performance benchmarks.
+If you want those, go find some Actual Review Company that does Actual Product Reviews.
+
+In the things I normally do (web browsing, programming, some gaming) performance has never been an issue.
+I have the model with the 7840U (8 cores), and for a laptop chip it's pretty great.
+My only real complaint would be the graphics performance, but being an integrated GPU (Radeon 780M) it's totally fine for what it is.
+It wasn't *designed* to play Satisfactory or Baldur's Gate 3, and it handles both of those *playably*, which is probably more than I should have expected.
+
+## Battery Life
+Battery life hasn't been a problem. I can get through a school day with more than half of the battery left, and that's all that really matters to me.
+It dies quickly if you try to game on it, but that's to be expected.
+
+## Speakers
+They... exist.
+That's about all I can say.
+
+They don't sound particularly great out of the box, and while it might be possible to tune them, I haven't bothered.
+I've never actually needed to use the speakers, so I haven't really cared to look into it.
+
+## Flex
+I don't notice the keyboard flexing when I type on it, but it sometimes leaves marks on the screen.
+I have to clean the screen pretty often to not have a constant keyboard imprint on it.
+
+## Bezel
+The magnetic bezel is **entirely** too fun to play with. I started fidgeting with it, and after a while the plastic started to crack.
+I can't blame this on the laptop, it's entirely my own doing, but still a little annoying.
+
+I also just wish they came in more exciting colors. Where's blue? A dark purple? (Please, Framework, please...)
+
+## IO
+I currently have:
+- 2x USB-C
+- 1x USB-A
+- 1x HDMI
+
+The HDMI expansion card in particular came in super useful.
+A friend of mine needed a USB-C to HDMI adapter, and I simply pulled it out of my laptop and gave it to him.
+It's kind of nice to just have that on hand, rather than carrying even more adapters in my backpack.
+
+## Conclusion
+I like the laptop, it works for me, but I understand that it's by no means a perfect laptop for everyone.
+The value isn't great, and it's definitely not as *polished* a product as, say, a macbook.
+Despite that, I really like Framework's mission, and I don't regret buying it. It's been great for me overall.