Framework Laptop 13 (2023) Review

Pib los ua ib yam dab tsi tshiab hauv 2020, Framework Laptop 13 yog ib txoj haujlwm ruaj khov uas tau tawm tsam cov qauv tsim lub laptop raws li lub khoos phis tawj ultraportable uas tuaj yeem hloov kho thiab kho ntau ntxiv tom qab kev yuav khoom. Peb tau txaus siab los ntawm kev cog lus rau lub zeem muag ntawd: Lub moj khaum tam sim no muaj cov khoom lag luam thiab cov ecosystem ntawm cov khoom hloov tau tsuas yog ob xyoos tom qab thawj tus qauv. Niaj hnub no, Framework lub tswvyim tau ua pov thawj tias ua haujlwm tau zoo heev - thiab tam sim no, nws tau nruab nrog Intel 13th Gen ua.

Lub pre-built 2023 Framework Laptop 13 (pib ntawm $ 1,049, $ 1,507 raws li kev sim) yog phau ntawv zoo heev ntawm nws tus kheej, ua kom muaj peev xwm, nqa tau, thiab kho tau zoo li ua ntej. Lawm, lub hauv paus ntawm qhov kev hloov tshiab no yog Intel 13th Gen mainboard tshiab, uas (ua tsaug rau lub moj khaum kev cog lus rau xyoo-rau-xyoo compatibility) ib lub Framework Laptop uas twb muaj lawm tuaj yeem hloov kho mus rau. Txoj kev ntawd yuav raug nqi tsawg dua li ib nrab ntawm tus nqi ntawm qhov system peb raug xa mus rau kev sim. 

Peb mam li rov hais dua tias: Yog tias koj twb muaj Framework Laptop, koj tuaj yeem hloov kho rau tus qauv hauv qhov kev tshuaj xyuas no tsawg dua li ib nrab ntawm tus nqi yuav nws tshiab. Nws yog qhov tsis lees paub qhov tseeb ntawm txhua yam Kev Ua Haujlwm tau tshaj tawm, ua pov thawj tias tus qauv kho tau yog tus yeej, ob qho tib si rau txuag lub ntiaj teb thiab qee cov nyiaj ntsuab. Rau tag nrho cov ntawd, Framework Laptop 13 (2023) tau txais ib qho khoom plig xaiv xaiv ntawm ultraportables.

Peb Configurations xaiv los ntawm

Tus tshiab 13th Gen Intel Framework 13-lub tuam txhab 13-nti laptop-zoo li ib yam li 12th thiab 11th Gen qauv los ntawm 2022 thiab 2021, thiab qhov ntawd yog los ntawm kev tsim. Lub khoos phis tawj no siv tib lub qauv tsim kho, nrog cov khoom sib pauv tau thiab cov npav sib pauv chaw nres nkoj nthuav dav. Qhov ntawd tseem yog nws cov marquee feature.

Yog tias koj tab tom yuav tus qauv tsim ua ntej, Lub Ncej 13 pib ntawm $ 1,049 nrog Intel Core i5-1340P processor, 8GB ntawm lub cim xeeb, 256GB ntawm qhov chaw tsav lub xeev, thiab Wi-Fi 6E module suav nrog. Lub laptop tseem muaj lub roj teeb me me 55Wh dua li Framework cov kev xaiv kim dua. Qhov kev teeb tsa pib no yog hu ua Base qauv, nrog Kev Ua Haujlwm thiab Kev Tsim Kho Kev Lag Luam muag ntau qhov chaw muaj zog ntawm tus nqi siab dua.

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Peb chav tshuaj xyuas yog tus qauv Kev Ua Haujlwm, nrog Intel Core i7-1360P processor, 16GB ntawm RAM, thiab 512GB SSD. Nws los nrog lub roj teeb loj dua 61Wh thiab pib ntawm $ 1,469. Peb chav tshuaj xyuas kuj tuaj nrog ib tug puv tes ntawm daim npav nthuav dav rau kev sib xyaw thiab sib piv cov chaw nres nkoj ntawm lub laptop (Kuv mam li tham txog qhov no kom ntxaws ntxiv tom qab), thiab cov khoom sib txuas ntxiv $ 74 rau tus nqi teeb tsa.

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Koj tseem tuaj yeem sib pauv SSDs los ntawm kev khaws ib qho M.2 SSD sib txawv-Pramework muag 250GB nthuav daim npav rau $ 69, thiab 1TB daim npav rau $ 149, uas yog tus nqi tsim nyog.

Thaum kawg, nyob rau sab saum toj ntawm lub heap yog $ 2,069 Tus Qauv Ua Haujlwm, uas siv cov Core i7 CPU sib txawv ( Intel Core i7-1370P), 32GB ntawm RAM, thiab 1TB ntawm kev cia. Lwm yam pro nta suav nrog vPro ua rau hauv CPU rau kev lag luam-chav kev ruaj ntseg thiab Windows 11 Pro tsis yog lub tsev version suav nrog cov qauv pheej yig dua.

Xav tau lwm yam? Lub moj khaum kuj muaj DIY versions uas tso cai rau koj xaiv thiab xaiv qhov chaw (nrog rau cov kev xaiv CPU sib txawv, xws li cov laus Intel chips thiab AMD lwm txoj hauv kev) nrog rau thauj koj tus kheej ua haujlwm. Koj tuaj yeem tsim lub tsev zoo li lub desktop los ntawm Lub Tsev Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Haujlwm. Koj yuav pom lub zej zog muaj kev vam meej ntawm DIYers ua 3D-printable qhov chaw thiab cov khoom siv, yog li cov kev xaiv yuav luag tsis muaj qhov kawg.

Txuag loj heev rau Upgraders

Tau kawg, nws tsim nyog sau cia tias cov no tsis yog koj qhov kev xaiv nkaus xwb rau 13th Gen qauv tshiab. Yog tias koj twb muaj lub Framework Laptop qub lawm, txawm tias nws yog qhov qub los ntawm 2021, hloov kho 2022 version, lossis txawm tias Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition los ntawm xyoo tas los no, koj tuaj yeem hloov kho kom tsawg dua los ntawm kev sib pauv ntawm lub mainboard. Tom qab tag nrho, lub laptop no yog tsim los ua raws nraim li ntawd.

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Koj tuaj yeem yuav cov mainboards rau tag nrho cov kev teeb tsa Intel tau hais los saum no, siv los ntawm Intel's 13th Gen Core i5-1340P ($ 449), Core i7-1360P ($ 699), lossis Core i7-1370P ($ 1,049). Qhov no tuaj yeem txuag koj txhua qhov chaw ntawm $ 400 txog $ 1,020, nyob ntawm tus qauv.

Siv cov ntsia hlau ntsia hlau thiab cov lus qhia kev teeb tsa, nws yooj yim rau kev nkag mus rau txhua qhov khoom siv sab hauv. Ua ntej, koj qhib lub Framework lub chassis, thiab txiav tawm cov keyboard, suab, video, roj teeb connectors, Wi-Fi module, thiab M.2 SSD daim npav. Tom qab ntawd, koj unscrew lub mainboard los ntawm lub chassis ua ntej koj poob rau hauv lub tshiab board, reconnect txhua yam, thiab kaw lub laptop rov qab.

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Tau lees paub, qhov ntawd tseem yog txheej txheem koom nrog ntau dua li cov neeg siv laptop feem ntau yuav nyiam nrog. Txawm li cas los xij, tsis zoo li cov qauv los ntawm cov tuam txhab loj tshaj plaws, lub laptop no tau tsim los ua kom koj ua cov kev sib pauv cuam tshuam ntau dua, thiab ua rau cov txheej txheem pob tshab thiab siv tau raws li qhov ua tau.

Rau ib qho piv txwv tshwj xeeb, hais tias koj twb muaj 2020 lossis 2021 Framework, tab sis xav kom tus processor zoo li ib qho hauv peb cov qauv tshuaj xyuas xyoo 2023. Kev xaiv rau tus tshiab Intel Core i7-1360P mainboard ib leeg yuav txuag koj $ 770 piv rau cov brand-new $1,469 Performance Model Framework Laptop tsuas yog kom tau txais lub processor zoo dua. Suddenly, Framework DIY upgrade mus kom ze yog ua kom paub ntau ntxiv peb tiam nyob rau hauv.

Framework's Sustainable and Repairable Design

Lub moj khaum, tej zaum ntau dua li lwm tus tsim lub laptop, yog lub tuam txhab nrog lub luag haujlwm: Kev ruaj ntseg thiab cov neeg siv-kho tsim yog nws raison d'etre. Peb tau taw qhia nyob rau yav dhau los kev tshuaj xyuas qib zoo kawg nkaus ntawm kev nkag tau yooj yim thiab kev hloov pauv hauv Cov Txheej Txheem tsim kom tau raws li qhov kawg no. Tsis muaj qhov no tau hloov nrog tus qauv tshiab, thiab los ntawm sab nraud, koj yuav tsis paub tias nws yog tus qauv tshiab, vim tias txhua qhov kev hloov pauv yog sab hauv.

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Txawm li cas los xij, zaum nrog lwm Framework Laptop, Kuv tseem raug ntaus los ntawm qhov zoo li cov khoom no zoo li cas. Kuv pom tsis muaj kev txi ua los ntawm lub npe ntawm kev rov ua dua. Lub laptop tsuas zoo li…ib txwm. Nws cov keyboard zoo li thiab zoo li lub laptop keyboard li niaj zaus. Los ntawm lub webcam mus rau lub touchpad, Lub moj khaum yog qhov xav tsis thoob hauv qhov ua tau zoo npaum li cas, thiab qhov tseem ceeb tsawg npaum li cas nws txoj kev tsim tshiab yog los ntawm sab nraud.

Thaum kuv nyiam qhov kev lom zem, stylized gaming laptop, lossis lub tshuab chunky, rugged, laptops nrog qhov zoo li qub, txhua hnub tsim muaj lawv qhov chaw. Nws tsis txawv dhau ntawm qhov yooj yim Dell lossis HP laptop, thiab nws yog qhov sib cav ntau dua. Lub hom phiaj tsis yog ntxias koj nrog kev tsim tshiab jazzy txhua xyoo, tab sis kom hla FOMO thiab cia koj hloov kho tsuas yog cov khoom uas xav tau kev hloov kho tshiab. Khaws koj lub vijtsam thiab cov chaw nres nkoj thiab txhua yam kom txog thaum koj xav tau qee yam txawv ntawm qhov ntawd.

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Lub CNC milled aluminium chassis tseem zoo nkauj zoo nkauj los xav thiab saib, ntsuas 0.62 los ntawm 11.7 los ntawm 9 ntiv tes thiab tuaj hauv qab 3 phaus, ua rau nws lub teeb txaus hu rau ultraportable.

Lwm qhov tshwj xeeb ntawm tus tsim kuj tseem yuav zoo ib yam rau yav dhau los Framework Laptops: A 13.5-nti IPS vaj huam sib luag nrog 2,256-by-1,504-pixel daws teeb meem thiab 3: 2 nam piv. Koj yuav tsis pom qhov kev xaiv kov-screen (tsis tau), tab sis lub vijtsam yas bezel txuas nrog hlau nplaum, yog li nws yooj yim rau tev tawm thiab hloov mus rau lwm yam xim, tseem muaj kev ruaj ntseg txaus uas koj yuav tsis tas txhawj txog tej yam sib txawv. tsis muaj koj hais.

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Lub moj khaum suav nrog 1080p, 60 ntas-ib-thib ob-muaj peev xwm (fps) webcam, lub mic built-in, thiab cov keyboard backlit. Koj tuaj yeem sib pauv cov keyboard modules nrog dub lossis ntshiab keycaps rau qhov sib txawv tiag tiag, lossis hloov nws rau lwm hom lus thiab layout nkaus. Txhua lwm yam tseem ceeb ntawm lub laptop tuaj yeem hloov pauv lossis nkag mus rau kev kho: lub kav hlau txais xov Wi-Fi, cov kiv cua txias, lub hau hinges, cov hais lus, touchpads, lub webcam, roj teeb, thiab cov ntawv nyeem ntiv tes muaj nyob hauv. Ncej kev lag luam(Qhib lub qhov rais tshiab).

Swappable, Customizable Ports thiab Expansion Cards

Lwm lub tswv yim ntse siv los ntawm Framework yog qhov chaw nres nkoj swappable. Lub moj khaum leverages qhov yooj yim ntawm high-bandwidth USB-C connector kom cia koj xaiv raws nraim cov chaw nres nkoj koj xav tau, siv USB-C adapters uas slots rau sab ntawm lub laptop es tsis txhob muab ib tug puv tes ntawm yooj yim USB-C ports thiab hu nws ib hnub. (Kuv tab tom saib koj Dell, Apple, thiab ... zoo, txhua tus.)

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Yog tias koj xav tau USB-C rau lub zog lossis lwm yam, koj tuaj yeem ua qhov ntawd. Yog tias koj xav tau qhov loj me USB-A, HDMI, lossis DisplayPort, koj tuaj yeem ua qhov ntawd. Yog tias koj xav tau qhov chaw nres nkoj Ethernet, microSD daim npav qhov, lossis txawm tias lub mloog pob ntseg thib ob, koj tuaj yeem ua qhov ntawd, thiab. Txoj kev sib xyaw-thiab-match cia koj muaj raws nraim qhov chaw nres nkoj kab uas koj xav tau, ua tiav nrog qhov yooj yim txav chaw nres nkoj mus rau sab nraud ntawm lub laptop, lossis nqa cov khoom seem rau lub sijhawm koj xav tau lwm yam.

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Qhov tsuas yog downside yog tias koj yuav tsum tau xaj cov ntawv nthuav dav no thaum lub sijhawm teeb tsa, lossis yuav lawv cais, lossis tseem ua koj tus kheej. (Koj yuav pom lub zej zog muaj kev vam meej ntawm Framework tinkerers ua lawv tus kheej homebrew adapters thiab 3D-printed expansion cards, thiab Framework yog pom zoo txhawb nqa.) Qee tus neeg yuav khoom yuav tsis xav mus rau qhov teeb meem, tab sis ntau tus yuav pom qhov muaj nqis. raws nraim cov chaw nres nkoj koj xav tau.

Ntsuam xyuas 2023 Framework Laptop 13: Modular Flagship Rival

Rau qhov kev tshuaj xyuas no, peb tab tom muab piv rau Framework 13 nrog tus thawj Framework Laptop los ntawm 2021, nrog rau qee qhov peb nyiam ultraportables, xws li Acer Swift Go 14, Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2, thiab HP Pavilion Plus 14, peb tus Editors 'Choice Award tuav rau lub ntsiab laptops. Qee qhov no yog qhov sib piv ntawm tus nqi, tab sis lwm tus yuav zoo li deb me ntsis - txog thaum koj nco qab tias kev txhim kho lub Framework Laptop uas twb muaj lawm nrog lub tshiab 13th-Gen mainboard tuaj yeem ua rau ntau pua duas las tsawg dua, ua rau nws siv nyiaj ntau dua tus phooj ywg. .

Productivity Tests 

Peb khiav tib qhov kev ntsuas kev ua tau zoo thoob plaws ob lub xov tooj ntawm tes thiab desktop. Peb qhov kev sim thawj zaug yog UL's PCMark 10, uas simulates ntau yam kev tsim khoom hauv ntiaj teb tiag tiag thiab kev ua haujlwm hauv chaw ua haujlwm los ntsuas tag nrho cov kev ua haujlwm ntawm lub cev thiab tseem suav nrog kev sib tw cia rau thawj tsav.

Peb lwm qhov kev ntsuas peb tsom mus rau CPU, siv tag nrho cov cores thiab xov, kom ntsuas lub PC qhov tsim nyog rau kev ua haujlwm hnyav. Maxon's Cinebench R23 siv lub tuam txhab Cinema 4D lub cav los ua qhov nyuaj, thaum Geekbench 5.4 Pro los ntawm Primate Labs simulates nrov. apps xws li los ntawm PDF rendering thiab kev paub hais lus rau kev kawm tshuab. Thaum kawg, peb siv qhov qhib-qhov video transcoder HandBrake 1.4 los hloov 12-feeb video clip los ntawm 4K rau 1080p daws teeb meem (qis dua lub sijhawm zoo dua).

Thaum kawg, peb khiav PugetBench rau Photoshop los ntawm chaw ua haujlwm tsim Puget Systems, uas siv Creative Cloud version 22 ntawm Adobe's nto moo duab editor los ntsuas PC qhov kev ua tau zoo rau cov ntsiab lus tsim thiab kev siv multimedia. Nws yog qhov kev txuas ntxiv uas siv tau uas ua tiav ntau yam dav dav thiab GPU-nrawm Photoshop cov haujlwm xws li qhib, tig, hloov pauv, thiab txuag cov duab rau kev siv lub qhov ncauj qhov ntswg, gradient fills, thiab lim. (Saib ntxiv txog yuav ua li cas peb sim laptops.)

Piv nrog rau cov laus 2021 Framework Laptop thiab cov nyiaj txiag-phooj ywg Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2, Framework 13 yog lub zog loj. Cov qauv no ua rau cov qhab nia zoo dua hauv kev xeem xws li PCMark 10, Cinebench, thiab Geekbench. Hauv feem ntau ntawm cov kev xeem no, HP Pavilion 14 thiab Acer Swift Go 14 tau xa cov qhab nia zoo dua, tab sis qhov ntawd tsis muaj tseeb nyob hauv pawg thawj coj. Hauv Adobe Photoshop, Core i7-powered Framework 13 tau tshaj tawm cov qhab nia saum toj kawg nkaus, thaum HP zaum thib ob.

Graphics Tests 

Peb sim Windows PC cov duab nrog ob lub DirectX 12 gaming simulations los ntawm UL's 3DMark: Hmo Raid (ntau tus qauv, haum rau lub laptops nrog cov duab sib xyaw), thiab Lub Sijhawm Spy (ntau xav tau, haum rau gaming rigs nrog discrete GPUs). 

Txhawm rau ntxiv kev ntxhov siab GPUs, peb khiav ob qhov kev sim los ntawm cross-platform GPU benchmark GFXBench 5, uas cuam tshuam rau ob qho tib si theem qis xws li texturing thiab qib siab, game-zoo li duab rendering. Lub 1440p Aztec Ruins thiab 1080p Kev Sib Tw Tsheb Sib Tw, ua rau offscreen kom haum rau cov kev daws teeb meem sib txawv, cov duab kos duab thiab suav cov duab ntxoov ntxoo siv OpenGL programming interface thiab hardware tessellation feem. Qhov ntau fps, qhov zoo dua.

Nrog Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Lub Hauv Paus 13 muaj peev xwm ua tau zoo ntawm cov duab kos duab rau ultraportable. Tsis yog nws tsuas yog ua rau saum cov laus thiab qis dua cov tshuab, zoo li 2021 Ncej thiab Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2, tab sis lub khoos phis tawj no tau dhau los ua tus thawj coj HP Pavilion Plus 14. Tsuas yog qhov system kom tau qhab nia siab dua hauv cov qauv duab yog Acer Swift Go. 14, nws cov duab sib xyaw ua ke zoo li yuav txhawb nqa me ntsis los ntawm nws pawg thawj coj 13th Gen H-series CPU.

Raws li puas tau, nws tsim nyog taw qhia tias cov duab sib xyaw ua ke tsis tuav lub tswm ciab rau lub kaw lus nrog rau GPU siab. (Lub moj khaum muaj qhov ntawd los ntawm cov qauv sib txawv.) Tau kawg, nws yog ntau tshaj qhov txaus rau kev siv txhua hnub thiab kev tshaj tawm xov xwm.

Roj teeb thiab Zaub Tests 

Peb sim lub laptop roj teeb lub neej los ntawm kev ua si hauv zos khaws cia 720p video file (qhov qhib-qhov Blender movie Kua muag ntawm hlau(Qhib lub qhov rais tshiab)) nrog zaub brightness ntawm 50% thiab lub ntim ntawm 100%. Peb xyuas kom meej tias lub roj teeb tau them tag nrho ua ntej kev sim, nrog Wi-Fi thiab keyboard backlighting tua.

Txhawm rau ntsuas qhov ua tau zoo, peb siv Datacolor SpyderX Elite saib xyuas ntsuas ntsuas ntsuas thiab software ntsuas lub khoos phis tawj lub vijtsam xim xim - pes tsawg feem pua ​​​​ntawm sRGB, Adobe RGB, thiab DCI-P3 xim gamuts lossis palettes cov zaub tuaj yeem pom - thiab nws 50% thiab ncov brightness nyob rau hauv nits (candelas ib square meter).

Qhov twg 2023 Ncej txaus siab tiag tiag yog nyob rau hauv roj teeb lub neej, qhov twg nws siv sijhawm ntau dua 11 teev hauv peb qhov kev sim ua yeeb yaj kiab. Tsuas yog Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 tau siv sijhawm ntev dua, thiab nws yog 2 teev tag nrho ntev dua li thawj Framework Laptop xa hauv 2021.

Cov zaub yog ib yam nkaus li nyob rau hauv cov qauv qub Framework, tab sis qhov ntawd tsis muaj qhov tsis zoo. (Txawm li cas los xij, nws zoo nkaus li tau ua kom ci dua, raws li peb qhov kev sim.) Qhov tseeb, qhov ntawd tso nws txoj cai nrog rau feem ntau lwm cov khoom siv ultraportables hais txog kev tshuaj ntsuam zoo. Yog tias koj xav tau ib yam dab tsi uas zoo dua, koj yuav tsum tau saib rau cov txheej txheem nrog hwm OLED vaj huam sib luag xaiv, zoo li HP Pavilion Plus 14, tab sis nws yog ib qho zoo rau IPS vaj huam sib luag.

Kev Txiav Txim Siab: Ncej Mic Drop Moment

Nrog rau qhov tseeb version ntawm Framework Laptop 13, tus neeg siv-upgradable paradigm uas Framework pioneered tiag tiag proves nws tus kheej raws li ib tug game-hloov lub tswv yim laptop. Raws li cov txheej txheem ua ntej, 2023 Ncej yog qhov zoo siab, los ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws ultraportable tsim, nrog rau kev xaiv chaw nres nkoj customizable, thiab muaj peev xwm ua tau zoo hauv yuav luag txhua qhov chaw.

Ntxiv rau, kev txhim kho lub Framework Laptop uas twb muaj lawm mus rau lub tshiab 13th Gen mainboard yog li pheej yig dua, nws tsis tuaj yeem tsis quav ntsej txog qib ntawm tus nqi no. Ib lub Framework Laptop ntawm kev ua lag luam tam sim no tuaj yeem tau txais tib theem ntawm kev ua tau zoo thiab cov yam ntxwv rau tsawg dua ib nrab ntawm tus nqi. Qhov ntawd yog ib qho kev xav tsis thoob, thiab nws ntau dua li ua rau tus nqi me me uas tau them thaum yuav mus rau hauv lub hauv paus pib ecosystem.

Lub moj khaum muaj qee yam khoom txias tuaj rau kev lag luam hauv lub neej yav tom ntej tam sim no, tab sis qhov yooj yim rov ua dua cov kauj ruam hauv nws lub khoos phis tawj txo qis yog lub sijhawm mic poob, ua pov thawj lub tswv yim muaj ob txhais ceg. (Frankly, peb xav tsis thoob ntau cov neeg tsim khoom lag luam tsis tau sim ua lub tswv yim.) Yog tias koj xav tau tus nqi zoo tshaj plaws nyob rau lub sijhawm ntev hauv ultraportable laptops, qhov tseeb Framework ua rau cov ntaub ntawv muaj zog tshaj plaws hauv 2023.