Hi, prospective buyer here?

First of all, I absolutely love the look of the framework. Id be dead set on buying it if it wasnt for one thing: battery life.

I’m a university student who travels around a lot so for me battery life is the make or break factor for a laptop. Heretical as it is to say here I’m really weighing up between a framework 13 and a macbook air m2. The M2 lacks everything I love about the framework, but its battery life is undeniably amazing.

What real world battery life do you guys get on your frameworks? And what would be the best configuration battery life wise? I was considering getting the low tier AMD model and installing a 61wh battery in it myself.

Would i be able to last a good 8 hour day or will i need a powerbank?

  • Stolen_RecarosBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I just got my AMD Ryzen 7 version and it seems to be able to do an 8 hour day no problem.

    That said, this is my second experience with a Framework. I bought an Intel Core I5 model (13th gen) for my step brother to go to University with back in June. He loves it and has absolutely no complaints for what it’s worth.

  • madchemist09BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Amd has pretty good efficiency. Framework has talked about releasing a case mod to use an older framework battery into a powerbank. One option is go for rzyen 5 with smaller battery and then if not enough life pick up better battery and use the smaller as a bank. My wife has an 11th gen with smaller battery. I iust ordered a ryzen 7 with bigger battery. The 11th gen with smaller battery isnt great but have seen reviews of the ryzen version with much better life.

  • wordfoolBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If you value battery life over everything else then a Macbook is a no-brainer IMO. That said, you should be able to get a Ryzen or even an Intel 13th gen FW13 to last at least 8 hours without much difficulty.

  • 2b100kBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I get about 6-7 hours on AMD/Fedora

  • Winnie-PutinBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Get around 8-10 hours with the AMD ryzen 5, 32GB ram and 55Wh battery coding with two node js servers running and a lot of chrome tabs open.

  • RjBass3BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’m getting 6 to 9 hours with the Ryzen 7 on Windows 11. I have a 65 watt power bank to back it up if needed. If I’m gaming with my 13 then I only get 2 to 4 hours depending on the game.