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My next laptop will be a framework. They offer parts and manuals and it is built to be fixed and upgraded instead of thrown away like almost everything else now. https://frame.work/
Same, I like the idea that I can just upgrade the Mobo+CPU for a cheaper upgrade, then can still use the old mobo+CPU as its own PC.
I was going to say this. I don't really need a new laptop but might get one when they release their gaming laptop and give my current one to my brother or something.
A nice idea I just wish there were more manufacturers taking this path. I'd be too worried about the company going bump and leaving me with what amounts to any other laptop
Same! I'll definitely get a framework in the future
I like the idea in general with framework. But I don't even upgrade my desktop gaming pc that I built anymore. I feel like we're past the days when there would be an amazing rate of progress leaving everything you have completely obsolete after a few years. I've had a Ryzen 5 3600 build running since the week they came out and I have no desire to upgrade any piece of it. I finally just in the last 2 months traded up from a 2012 MBP to a 2017 MBP (I found used on ebay) and I don't feel like there's anything I'm missing out on. You get such longevity out of devices these days that I just don't personally see the appeal of a thicker clunkier laptop that looks kind of cheap but offers upgradability. Buy something, use it for 5-7 years then sell it on ebay and buy something newer-ish.
You are the first person I've ever heard of that referred to the framework as thicker and clunkier. That's good for you that you buy used and have had your desktop PC running with the same processor for 4 years but also that's upgradable. You don't need to get a new case or power supply to upgrade components. It's not just about upgradability but reparability in case something breaks or you break something. Even supporting second hand market a macbook only has so much life. The hardware can go EoL and no longer get software updates but your screen and keyboard still work fine. Would be great to just upgrade your chipset instead of the whole laptop because the processor is so old that companies don't want to support it anymore.
I love these initiatives but, like with the FairPhone, what's off-putting is the fact that prices are excessive or specs too low for what you can get for the same price. Haven't checked that laptop brand so maybe I'm wrong here.
I mean it seems good but I wish it would say directly what cpu it isβ¦