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Framework Sold Out of 3 Batches of Laptop 16 in Less Than 3 Hours. (mander.xyz)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/technology
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Image description: Image shows batches 1, 2 and 3 sold out for the Ryzen 7 7840HS which costs $1,399.

For now both DIY and prebuild edition (all configurations) are in batch 4 which ships in late Q4 2023.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

My opinion:

  • Framework has a good track record and I would give them the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise. (Concerning upgradeability)

  • laptops are getting more and more powerful and I like the idea of treating them similar to a desktop

  • as a ThinkPad user you probably know how popular especially old ThinkPads are, because of the ability to mod them

  • you might buy a new laptop every few years but the point above proves that there will be people interested in a second hand laptop, therefore reducing waste

  • there will always be a market for good quality and customer friendly products and the existence of framework is great for competition (for the end user)

  • they support the open source mentality, even tried to help to bring coreboot to their laptops. Even though that failed they're keeping an eye on openSIL

  • overall I'm more of Linux instead of Windows, FOSS instead of corporate closed software, Lemmy instead of reddit and framework/system76/.. instead of Lenovo/.. kind of person. I see it partly as a fight for "freedom" if you so will.