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This page is confusing and maybe even misleading. They write "Linux first". Few paragraphs later they write: 20 hours, Netflix 4K streaming, 250nit brightness, 30% volume, Windows 11. Why didn't they stream Neflix on Ubuntu they ship with?

Overall it looks awesome. I just bought Thinkpad T14s upgrading from the same model of older generation, I wish Framework would expand its sales coverage, probably would buy it without second thought if it was available in my country without overseas shipping and customs tax hurdles.

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> Why didn't they stream Neflix on Ubuntu they ship with?

It's not exactly impressive to say you can stream 20 hours of 540p video. Netflix DRM is awful for Linux users.

Though I agree it would have been better to show a benchmark of youtube or similar for Linux.


Netflix doesnt support 4k streaming on Linux.

They should have tested something else, like a raw H265 4K video or something. Can't imagine "pro" users would be amazed by the battery life of watching netflix.

I bet the linux drivers are not fully done yet and will mature after release.

4k on linux is not possible due to drm I think?



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