[bgorman]

I would have bought a Framework laptop but here were the dealbreakers - Ancient Intel processors - AMD option seemed to be accompanied by broken wifi

It's not that hard. Just provide a single modern option that just works. I don't want to troubleshoot device drivers in my spare time.

[miloignis]

What's wrong with the AMD version's wifi? I've got the original AMD F13 (and run NixOS) and I have no issues.

[NewJazz]

It's also a plain old M.2 WiFi/BT module. So if you really hate it, swap it out.

[ben-schaaf]

I haven't had any issues with Wifi. A family member replaced theirs with an Intel chip to fix an issue; turns out reception was just bad and not the wifi chip.

That brings me to my second point: if the wifi chip's what's holding you back there's nothing stopping you from replacing it.

[pbadeer2]

Wifi worked out of the box for me on FW13 both the AMD 7840U and the HX 370 mainboards, in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and 25.04. Ethernet via USB-C dock worked out of the box as well.

[unclad5968]

> It's not that hard

I suspect it's actually quite difficult to build an entirely modular laptop to work with several operating systems while supporting the latest components, and be void of any driver issues.

[preisschild]

I use the Framework 16 AMD with the Mediatek MT7922 WiFi 6E wireless chip using the mt7921e driver and it works great