r/cachyos • u/ptr1337 Founder • 1d ago

Announcement Announcement: Framework Is Tripling Its Support for CachyOS

Hey CachyOS Community,

We have more great news to share. Framework is increasing its support for CachyOS. The donation goes from $250 per month to $10,200 per year ($850 per month), more then three times the original amount.

When Framework first started sponsoring us, they sent us a Framework Laptop 16 for optimizing our kernel and packages, and committed to a monthly donation. You can read the original announcement here:

https://discuss.cachyos.org/t/framework-sponsorship-for-cachyos/19376

Having Framework triple its support says a lot about how much they care about Linux on their hardware and about the open-source projects their users rely on. For a community-driven project like ours, this kind of steady funding makes a real difference. It helps us:

  • Keep our build servers, mirrors and infrastructure running reliably
  • Spend more time on kernel optimizations, packaging and hardware support
  • Move closer to our long-term goal of working on CachyOS full-time

A big thank you to Framework for believing in CachyOS, and to every one of you who uses, tests, reports bugs, and donates. You keep this project going.

If you’d like to support CachyOS too, take a look at our donation page: https://wiki.cachyos.org/support/donation/

Thanks to Framework, and thanks to all of you for using CachyOS!

— The CachyOS Team

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u/Mcginnis 1d ago

KDE 6.8, Fortnite coming to Linux, Framework tripling its support.

Today is definitely a good day for Linux!

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u/JerryTzouga 1d ago

Wait, Fortnite? I saw a post today about the EG launcher and I remember that EG was trying to make an anti cheat. Do we have more news?

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u/KHTD2004 23h ago

Saw this in some posts earlier today. Apparently the epic games anticheat EAC will be expanded on Linux and Fortnite will run, but if I understood it correctly only of the kernel is signed by the maintainers to make sure the user didn’t manipulate. This requires that epic and distro maintainers cooperate and Cachy devs already try to contact epic about it.

Tbh I’m not totally happy about this because again gaming companies don’t understand that client side anticheat is stupid and it must be done on the servers side, but it’ll help Linux to grow and isn’t as invasive as they’re on Windows so I’m here for it

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u/JerryTzouga 23h ago

Yes for the last half hour I have been looking more into this.

Pretty sad that cachy is not in the list, hope they can manage a solution. I do have a spare ssd but I would really prefer for it to be used for storage rather than a Buzzite install

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u/shinji257 21h ago

The issue I have is if you are using a signed kernel that you don't control the keys for then you can't add your own modules. As an example I installed the xone and xneo modules to support newer Xbox One controllers.

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u/Competitive-End-7588 15h ago

It's also possible to sign modules, the cachy team could sign modules that they package on the CachyOS repo ?

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u/shinji257 15h ago

I'm aware. It's the fact that I'd have to rely on them to do that.

At the end of the day I'll have to wait and see what happens. I have my objections.

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u/Kuroi_Jasper 14h ago

my laptop needs kernel modules for fans and thermal profile 🧍🏾

acer nitro 16, rtx 4070 mobile.

i don't play Fortnite but later on i hope there's a better way for this.

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u/Indolent_Bard 8h ago

There will not. Well, Acer could put their drivers into the kernel. Frankly, that's not Epic's problem.

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u/YuvrajXG 15h ago

I dont want devs to sign the kernel. Keep that anticheat spyware away from my distro please.

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u/Beast_Viper_007 13h ago

Gatekeeping these stuff will not lead to more adoptation of Linux. Some people enjoy playing rookit anticheat games with friends (I don't). Let people have the choice.

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u/Synthetic451 3h ago

It's a big slippery slope though. We already see how stuff like this has effectively limited freedom of choice on Android, so its not like its theoretical at all.

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u/Beast_Viper_007 2h ago

Good thing is that we have more distributed control over the majority stack as compared to android so it would be safer.

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u/Synthetic451 2h ago

Not sure if that matters when ultimately you just need a few major external services requiring attestation to effectively mandate this

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u/YuvrajXG 13h ago

How will you add modules to the kernel?

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u/Beast_Viper_007 12h ago

Approved modules from official repo. For more info, ask the devs for more clarification. I am not into these low level stuff.

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u/YuvrajXG 12h ago

"Approved modules from the original repo" No sir/ma'am any form of "approval" undermines the freedom of FOSS. I wont be able to modify modules to support my laptops.

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u/Indolent_Bard 8h ago

If the Freedom of Foss makes it too easy to cheat, then it's perfectly reasonable to require you to relinquish some of that control for the sake of a fair game. The only reason anyone has a problem with this is because of the kernel level aspect, but logically there's no fucking reason to be against the concept. You weren't playing it anyway, so what do you care?

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u/YuvrajXG 7h ago

I care because my modules will need me to jump through hoops because some kids want to play fortnite.

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u/Beast_Viper_007 12h ago

Then don't play those games just like before? I love FOSS and want to spread it further but those greedy corps will keep making proprietary software and keep churning profits. FOSS (outside of the low-level stuff) does not impact them.

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u/Medium-Macaron2611 12h ago

you'll always be able to disable secure boot, you just won't be able to play anticheat games with it disabled.

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u/Indolent_Bard 8h ago

The shit-ass company that requires them could put them in the kernel.

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u/MehEds 11h ago

The anticheat doesn't actually operate at the kernel level like in the Windows version, the signed kernel thing is only to ensure that no one messed with the kernel in the first place.

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u/Indolent_Bard 8h ago

People who don't understand that server can only catch so much are stupid.

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u/ItsYa1UPBoy 1d ago

IDK man, based off the new EGL's state I wouldn't be too excited about the Fortnite Linux support...

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u/BigOlFortune 1d ago

Great for adoption though and adoption leads to more people making games leads to more people joining etc etc

Although I'd rephrase to say the announcement was that easy anticheat is getting a v2 version with much better Linux support. Even though it already has opt-in, they're going about the strides of how much better it's going to be. So that might lead to developers using it more, who knows.

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u/WHY_DO_I_SHOUT 15h ago

Ubuntu 26.10 is coming today, too!

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u/DeHub94 13h ago

It's the day of the Linux desktop.

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u/Chris123NT 1d ago

This is why I'll be buying a framework laptop when RAM prices return to a sane level. W framework.

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u/jairumaximus 1d ago

See ya in 2055

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u/Chris123NT 1d ago

LOL fair point

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u/YuvrajXG 15h ago

2029-2033 according to Acer ceo.

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u/Bitopp009 19h ago

2055? There won't be any laptops in 10 yrs time when everything is AGI or humanity is extinct.

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u/GenChadT 17h ago

AGI? No

Personal computing replaced by a handful of corporate-owned clouds so everything can be rented to you for exorbitant prices for life instead of owned? Yes

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u/PercussiveKneecap42 14h ago

And that's why I selfhost with FOSS.

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u/GenChadT 10h ago

Companies know that, that's why they're buying up all the manufacturing capacity for components. They want to make it so these companies stop catering towards the consumer at all. Self hosting is great, I do it myself, but what are we to do when our devices and/or drives die and the only replacements are half a years salary?

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u/Indolent_Bard 8h ago

The secret ingredient is crime.

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u/jairumaximus 10h ago

It was a joke brother.

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u/Elk-Tamer 11h ago

Naaa. Until then China will have attacked Taiwan and the majority of chip manufacturers will be out of business. If you're expecting IT prices to go down anytime, I think you'll have a bad time.

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u/chuiu 4h ago

I think 2030, maybe late 2030 is when we'll see them at least start to drop to sane prices. Unless the Ai bubble pops then they will definitely drop before then.

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u/Exotic_Accident3101 3h ago

I say it's much closer 2028 😁

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u/SpidaSt8 1d ago

Same here. Having a laptop with replaceable parts is awesome! I hate how new ones have everything soldered. 

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u/InstanceTurbulent719 20h ago

RAM prices will never go back to the post covid crash were Apple could lock these manufacturers in an all-time low price contract for years btw

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u/thesyldons 7h ago

AI will stop buying at some point. They cannot sustain their costs at this level with no ROI.

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u/Indolent_Bard 8h ago

What makes you think Apple won't be able to do that in the future?

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u/tittymcboob 12h ago

I got my framework 13 with no ram or ssd. I found 16gb used on ebay for £100 - from another framework user!. Luckily I had a spare nvme knocking around to complete my system.

I went for the non-pro 13. I'll be upgrading it with parts of the 13 pro as they become available. Very happy camper!!

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u/WaterWeedDuneHair69 1d ago

Ayyyy I don’t even use cachy anymore but I still support em. Keep it up y’all.

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u/LegitJesus 1d ago

Whatcha runnin nowadays?

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u/WaterWeedDuneHair69 22h ago

Fedora gnome. I wanted something that was not as bleeding edge but also not a dinosaur like Ubuntu. And I wanted better support for apps like vpn clients and stuff like that.

Still got catchy on the side in another ssd though just in case.

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u/LegitJesus 20h ago

Thank you for sharing. I am loving Cachy personally but everyone has their own needs. No judgement!

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u/Elk-Tamer 11h ago

Yep. That's simultaneously the beauty and the problem of Linux.

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u/Andr1yTheOne 1d ago

What are you using at the moment?

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u/ButterMyBiscuitz 23h ago

That's great news, congrats! I absolutely LOVE Cachy, switched from W11 6 months ago and never looked back. Trying to get ppl I know to install too, it's powering all my devices flawlessly and runs all the software I need. Linux can be intimidating at first but as a former distro hopper I can say Cachy has the best community.

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u/KTVX94 1d ago

Awesome! I really don't need a laptop, but if/ when I need one it'll be a Framework both because of the actual product and stuff like this.

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u/Xtraneous_ 1d ago

great news, I love everything that the team is doing to further the linux community ❤️

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u/kevowankenobi 21h ago

Arch Linux user here and the CachyOS Kernel, Repos, cachyos-settings, cachy ananicy-cpp-rules, Noctalia, noctalia-greeter, and umbriel are the gold standard for me. All of those are non negotiable requirements my builds. I proudly donate to the CachyOS and Noctalia team for all their hard work and cannot thank both teams enough for everything they do for us. Seriously guys, THANK YOU!

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u/Eastern-Carpenter834 20h ago

Right now I am on niri but idk umbriel looks interesting which things have different than niri and is already for full usage for mostly everything?

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u/ariebagusp1994 19h ago

you can switch between scrolling and tiling

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u/ferropop 1d ago

The moment there's any semblance of a hardware+os focus/standardization, it's game over. Especially for audio, I'm so so so excited for Pipewire to give coreaudio a run.

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u/InfameXX 1d ago

Thank you, im going now straight to CACHYOS PATREON

Is that the more straigh forward way to support the cachy team?

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u/tittymcboob 12h ago

yes, It's not ideal imo but patreon is the way. You'll get a flashy handle on their discord, too.

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u/Yen-Zen 1d ago

This is insane! This will actually be good for the whole Linux community, not only people having Framework. My next laptop will be Framework for sure!

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u/Ericktgtg 20h ago

I saw the Linus tech tips video where they said about 80% of framework users run Linux distros

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u/bicycloptopus 14h ago

Whole reason I bought one. Finally moved to Linux full-time from Mac

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u/Desperate_Owl_6238 1d ago

👏👏👏👏 

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u/ConsiderationSea1347 17h ago

As soon as ram prices come down, I am buying a framework. 

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u/SadFoodi 14h ago

If they offered laptops with 17-inch screens, I would be all over it. Anything smaller is gross.

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u/tittymcboob 12h ago

buy used ram.

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u/Fluid-Hunter556 22h ago

Would be sick if Framework laptops that ship with CachyOS would have some kind of framework design to the OS, maybe a simple framework logo instead of the CachyOS logo for the start menu button in the taskbar?

Not necessarily a framework exclusive icon but something to consider as an optional design for both framework users and non framework users? Kind of like an add on that’s optional for regular cachyos like all the others but comes on by default in new framework specific laptops as they’re shipped out.

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u/Ok_Analysis5973 12h ago

Can be done but also you can manually change the start menu button fyi.

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u/SupernovaGamezYT 18h ago

As a FW16 owner running cachyos, PEAK

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u/Reasonable-Public659 1d ago

This is a smart investment by framework that also benefits everyone. Good shit

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u/MrShrek69 1d ago

Love ur work guys it’s incredible. Glad to see framework does too. Cachy is amazing on my framework desktop

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u/borndovahkiin 23h ago

This is awesome. Makes me want to get a Framework laptop

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u/MMORPGDev 1d ago

I hope Intel supports CachyOS financially so they could optimize for Intel HW https://github.com/intel/intel-performance-skills

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u/jefmes 1d ago

Makes me even happier to support Framework AND CachyOS 😊

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u/wolfannoy 23h ago

😁 yay

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u/c2btw 23h ago

Good for me sense I run cachy is on my framework 16, and befor that I ran gentoo with the cachy is kernel.

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u/Modey2222 23h ago

You deserve it

Good Luck

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u/Name835 23h ago

Great news, congrats Cachy and good job Framework!

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u/WheresMyDuckling 23h ago

Happy to hear, CachyOS is running great on my Framework Desktop.

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u/hrndeezgaming 22h ago

It's pretty insane that given the financial turmoil hitting Framework with the increasing RAM prices coinciding with the release of the Framework 13 Pro that they still keep spending resources on initiatives like this. Huge props to them!

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u/OkMacaroonee 22h ago

Such good news. CachyOS is the future!

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u/Jaco_l8 22h ago

As a framework laptop owner, this makes me smile!

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u/OrderSafe4183 22h ago

Thanks for the hardwork!

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u/lixia 22h ago

I want a Framework 13 Pro so bad, but I already have a great laptop. When it's time to replace for sure!

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u/RiverBard 21h ago

Looks like I know who to buy my next laptop from!

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u/michaelz94 19h ago

My dream laptop is a Framework 16 running CachyOS, and I will have it one day. This is great news!

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u/gambit700 19h ago

Excellent news. I wish they had a Framework 15 or that the desktop was more affordable so I could get one.

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u/Chr0ll0_ 16h ago

Amazing

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u/Redmen1905_ 10h ago

I am paying you guys a coffee every month for the great work you do.

I think anybody who uses the distro can do this, depending on how much a coffee costs in the country you live.

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u/NettaAdi 10h ago

Thank you for a great work, and thank you for a fantastic OS.

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u/AvidCyclist250 7h ago

Big news, congrats! Lots of good news recently really.

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u/mod_god 6h ago

Brooooo we are winning

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u/chuiu 6h ago

This is great! Framework laptops have been on my radar for a while now and I was considering them for my next laptop. Now it sounds like I will definitely be going with them in the future.

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u/freakyX63 5h ago

Sehr gut!

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u/pikachus_ghost_uncle 4h ago

As someone who bought a framework recently and put cachy on it. This is great news!

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u/ImplementFair535 2h ago

let's be realistic, it doesn't really stop these Asshats from cheating and ruining it for everyone else anyway. I quit playing multi-player games years ago because it's pointless to even try.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Cap4310 1d ago

Happy to hear it. Was a fan, but quickly switched back to classic Arch.

Why? I heavily dislike the Mirror Situation of CachyOS. And their choice of primary mirror rating tool is absolutely awful. Restricting my traffic to specific countries is a must have! No discussion needed. Especially with russian and chinese mirrors in the list per default. I have nothing against the individuals, but the infrastructure between me and them and who controls that.

And if I want to host a mirror, give me the tooling like standard arch does. Yes, the syncthing is a nice additional protocol, but it keeps it restricted to “invite only”. And absolutely fuck that to the moon and back. Awful choice.

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u/Consistent_Judge1988 1d ago

Are there any job openings for support staff? 

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u/LeonBlade 1d ago

Pretty sure they don't have job openings, it's just to pay for the servers.

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u/Consistent_Judge1988 1d ago

Ahh. Just wanted to shoot my shot. 

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u/Flashy_Pollution_996 1d ago

Too bad framework is overpriced and mid asf otherwise I’d buy one. Great PR for them for 10k

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u/get_homebrewed 1d ago

they're perfectly fine? Expensive sure but you're insane to think it's a scam or anything

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u/Flashy_Pollution_996 1d ago

I’m not saying it’s a scam but just overpriced asf the main board costs as much as a laptop I don’t really see the point of the whole thing you can change your ports and the display great but you can’t change the processor unless you spend as much as a new laptop

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u/get_homebrewed 1d ago

it's a bit cheaper than a laptop

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u/Itz_Raj69_ 23h ago

Not at all. You can get a Legion with a Ultra 9 and 5070 for 1.5k, the same price almost the same price as framework's 5070ti board

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u/get_homebrewed 23h ago

their 5070 module is 700?

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u/Itz_Raj69_ 23h ago

1.2k for the 12gb version.

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u/get_homebrewed 23h ago

that's the 5070ti...?

edit: nvm. is the legion even 12gb

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u/Itz_Raj69_ 23h ago

Yeah my comment mentions 5070ti not 5070

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u/get_homebrewed 23h ago

to start off, I can't find the legion at that price. secondly, not sure it's the 12gb version either?

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u/GreenFox1505 22h ago

Keep buying cheap low-grade products then. Framework isn't for you. I'd rather spend my time working and not waiting for an RMA than never comes. 

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u/chuiu 4h ago

For the price of a framework you can definitely get a much nicer laptop from a competitor. The whole reason why frameworks are expensive is because they can be upgraded over time and any part can be replaced easily. Framework laptops aren't a 'premium' product, they're just a more sustainable, upgradeable, and customizable option.

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u/Flashy_Pollution_996 22h ago

Yeah I’d stick to my low grade MacBook thank you very much

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u/oddikurt 1h ago

wonderful to read this! pls go on Cachy Team! Also my Support.