![]() This was the fastest of the group, beating the MacBook Air (7:52) and the other devices. On Handbrake, the Framework transcoded a 4K video to 1080p in 5 minutes and 49 seconds. ![]() The SSD in the Framework Laptop 13 was blazing fast, copying 25GB files of 1,697.07 MBps, coming in just ahead of the Yoga 9i and far ahead of the MacBook Air. The Dell XPS 13 Plus (9320) with its Core i7-1280P has an impressive second-place multi-core showing at 10,621. The Lenovo Yoga 9i, with a Core i7-1360P, fell behind at 1,827/9,954. On Geekbench 5, the Framework Laptop 13 earned a single-core score of 1,958 (inching past the MacBook Air) and a multi-core score of 11,317, the highest of the group. This likely can keep the Intel version cheaper, or perhaps Framework just has a stock of DDR4 RAM it wants to get rid of. Intel's Raptor Lake supports DDR5, but Framework hasn't chosen to go that direction (though it will on its upcoming AMD option). I have to imagine that extra RAM was a boon. The "professional" version of the Framework Laptop 13, with an Intel Core i7-1370P, a whopping 32GB of RAM and a 1TB M.2 PCIe SSD did well on our benchmarks. Productivity Performance on the Framework Laptop 13 (Intel) For those using the mainboard as a computer without the battery (perhaps as a maker project), the company says these batteries will be available in the Framework Marketplace. In a blog post earlier this year, Framework wrote that shipping without the battery "reduces environmental impact." If you unplug the main battery, the system clock will reset, but Framework says it will catch up on the time or date when your OS reconnects to the internet. One interesting missing item is the CMOS battery, sometimes referred to as the RTC battery. It has the latest Intel CPU (though maybe we'd want to change it to try an AMD mainboard that’s coming later this year). Many of the repairs or upgrades aren't necessary on our unit yet. While this goes against the advice most laptop vendors offer, I admit I've done plenty of minor repairs without removing the battery connector. One QR code of interest specifically tells you to keep the battery connected for most repairs due to the "sensitive" connector it uses. You can scan parts with your phone as you repair them to go directly to maintenance manuals. Just about every part has some sort of QR code on it.
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