As for i5 vs i7, performamce wise in your use case, they shouldnt matter much. HOWEVER the new larger battery i think is only included with the i7 model, so you may need to pay more of you want that extra 11% capacity if you get the lower end model.

On the topic of 13 vs 16, only the addons are interchangeable between the 13 and 16 (that is, the expansion cards, wifi if on the same cpu vendor, ram if you only go with intel etc) the mainboard is not compatible between the two models, as well as anything that is designed around the chasis size (e.g screen)

We have no info on the battery for the 16, but we assume that it will have a larger battery given that its target audience is for people who want/need more performance.

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Hello Wonderful people!

I have a few questions. I mainly want a framework due to the right to repair aspect and the ability to upgrade at future points as needed

I’m getting this for college. Other then coursework I pretty much will only be watching videos, streaming from my jellyfin server, and very light gaming (think Celeste).

I wanted to know if I should go for the i5-1340P or the i7-1360P Framework 13? I doubt I need the processing power so much as I need the battery life. For context my current laptop has a Intel i7-10510U and a 73Wh battery. As for memory and storage, I intend on recycling those from my lemur pro which has 16gb of ram and 1 tb NVME.

My other question is if I should buy the 13 or wait for the 16 in general? I assume I could upgrade the 13 to the 16 specs at any point if I understand this laptop correctly. I want to ensure that I can just buy this and keep upgrading as needed. Body Framework Laptop Community@lemmy.ml !framework@lemmy.ml

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Based Celeste player!

For your use case I think even the oldest i5-1135g7 model is fine, I have a slightly higher clocked version of that CPU and it handles Celeste flawlessly.
Celeste even runs cleanly on GNU/Linux with a translation layer, so it should work very well natively on Windows.

As for the video streaming, I would say that’s a non issue on anything modern (3rd gen intel or later)

I assume you are using Windows? Because I’ve heard people complaining about sleep issues on Linux with 12th and 13th gen Intel CPUs. I believe this is an Intel issue and not a Framework issue, so you might want to get a 11th gen CPU if you are using Linux.

As for upgrading to 16 inch, I don’t think that’s possible. Apart from using the old RAM, SSD, WIFI card, and the expansion cards, I think all the parts are incompatible so you’ll basically have to buy it separately. My opinion is that the 16 inch is only necessary if you are doing moderate to heavy gaming (modern 3D games as an example), so it’s probably fine sticking with the 13 inch. And if you end up wanting the 16 inch anyway, you can sell your 13 inch to someone else.