JustAnOldHackintosh

Yeah tbc I'm still a pretty happy framework customer, but I stand by the principle of my original complaint. I didn't break the HDMI card, it's faulty. If it were the screen that needed to be replaced instead of a card we'd expect a recall/repair program. Not sure why the scale of repair should matter in theory. Hell if the space bar were faulty I'd expect them to send one that wasn't broken even if it was only $1.

I don't view "solder it yourself" as an adequate/consumer friendly solution. I get that many in framework's customer base would view this as sufficient, but as an amateur-at-best solderer I do not Lol.

So Framework is finally sorting out the power drain issues with their display cards and beginning to ship 2nd gen displayport cards that address the serious issues with 1st gen. That's all fine and good, and compared to other laptop manufacturers that might well have ignored the problem altogether I suppose their actions are laudable. And yet, here I am with my $20 1st gen HDMI card that kills my battery overnight and idk...I don't really want to have to pay for a second gen one. Maybe I'm just a cheapskate, but it seems to me some kind of recall and fix/replace program here would be justified.

Hello! I'm trying to track down a replacement display panel for my laptop (ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 4K, 20QVCTO1WW). Is there an aftermarket retailer for Lenovo displays folks trust? I'm seeing some versions of my display on Ali, some random site called bliss computers, and a few random ebay sellers (some of which seem related to ali or BC). Anyway, just not sure which to choose. Don't want to shell out for the OEM Lenovo replacement bc of the $$. Also don't want to order a replacement on ebay only to have it be sh*t. Thanks for your sage wisdom. PS - To LTT ppl, the Thinkpad X1 series has had some very serious long term reliability issues (i.e., overheating, faulty components, poor build quality, horrible bloatware like lenovo vantage, etc.). Someone should investigate this!

The MacBook pro is better than these other laptops for video editing in PP. At least it is according to this video. (Just ignore the fact that the MB in this vid has X2 the ram than the other machines, nbd.)

Well I'll be damned, all my years on the tonymac forums I've never heard of AMD chips working in OSX. What patch are you using (assuming OG poster would need to know)?

Your CPU and GPU make the traditional Hackintosh route untenable, as both are incompatible with OSX. There are no workarounds I'm aware of for AMD chips and RTX cards. However, if you want to open a giant can of worms you could try the virtual machine method. But worth noting that this method is quite challenging, and will require a significant time investment. Linus and Anthony have a video on this here: Good luck.

Review the new version of the ThinkPad X1 Extreme and do head-to-heads. It looks like it could be a compelling MB pro killer, but don't want to risk my own $ on it without an LTT review.