It's been a little over a year since I bought my Framework 13 laptop and shared my initial thoughts, so I thought it would be a good time to provide you guys with an update on what I like, and dislike about this plucky little laptop.PerformanceI think this is a good place to start since my previous laptop was an M1 MacBook Air, which I loved, but the paltry 128GB of storage, and the fact that it would inevitably be killed off artificially by Apple, I decided to jump ship, and the Framework 13 beat the competition for me.One of the things I loved about the M1 was the incredible battery life. I could work all day and still have a good chunk of battery left, and while the Framework 13 isn't quite as good as the M1, it's still excellent. I can work on this thing all day and still have around 30% of the battery left.Similarly, the performance while using the Framework is great too. With a Ryzen 7 (8 core, 16 threads @ 3.3GHz), a whopping 64GB RAM, 2TB NVMe, and a Radeon 780 integrated GPU, it's all the computer I'll need for the foreseeable future. I most browse the web, send emails, and write code. I also occasionally play Minecraft with the kids, so this is more than enough for me.Operating SystemI'm currently running Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, after Fedora quickly started to frustrate me. I even commented on how I wasn't sure if I'd even stick with Linux, saying:I'm not sure I have the energy to go down the Linux route again. I don't care what anyone says, Linux is not as simple as other operating systems.Since moving over to Ubuntu and getting things set up in a way that I like, I'm happy to say that I'm now very happy being back in Linux land. Ubuntu has been totally stable, and performance has been fantastic. Everything is just as snappy as it was on the M1.Build qualityThe Framework 13 is not a Mac, and will never be. I'm yet to see any manufacturer hold a torch to the quality of Apple's hardware. However, it's still very good - the aluminium case is robust and showing very few signs of wear, even after a year of hard labour.Still looking great even after a year of hard workI opted for the orange bezel, and didn't like it originally. I've since grown to love it and no longer find it distracting. People just don't have orange laptops, so it's a little different and fun.The orange bezel has grown on meI also complained about the poor accuracy of the fingerprint reader, but I'm happy to say that the issue seemed to be Fedora issue, rather than a hardware. Since switching to Ubuntu it's been fine.The hardware switches for the mic and webcam are godsend. I continue to use them most days, and it's nice to know that my on laptop isn't listening, or watching, when I don't want it to.Overall thoughtsAll in all the Framework cost me just shy of £1,500 at this spec, and considering the runway I have with the hardware specs, and the incredible ability to repair this thing, I think overall it's a better laptop than spending the same money on a MacBook Pro M4 at the time.I'm currently using around 256GB of the available storage on my NVMe. The MacBook Pro at the price I wanted came with 512GB, so I'd have been around halfway through my storage already. Considering this was a big driver for me replacing the M1 in the first place, I'm glad I went this route.Whilst the build quality isn't as good as a Mac, it's still excellent. I have no concerns about the longevity of this cool little laptop, and I trust it will continue to serve me for many years to come. My wife still runs a Gen 2 Lenovo X1 Carbon from 2014 (that's 12 years old) and it's still going strong. If I can get the same kind of longevity out of this, even if I do need to (easily) replace a battery or 2 along the way, I'll be very, very happy.If you're thinking about jumping in and getting a Framework laptop, my advice would be do it. I have zero regrets. Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is ace, and so are you. ❤️ You can reply to this post by email, or leave a comment.