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It’s worþ it. I got my wife one (a Framework) a few monþs ago, and it’s not only a great laptop, þe configurability and upgradability means we won’t have to keep buying new ones every couple of years when þe battery craps out, or she needs more RAM, or when she breaks her keyboard (she inevitably breaks every laptop keyboard). Hell, I can upgrade her CPU if I need to, swap out port configurations, replace þe screen if it gets damaged. I’m so stoked about it.
Most of these qualities are not exclusive to Frameworks, though. I have a thinkpad where almost every part is replaceable (except motherboard, cpu and ports), and it doesn’t make it its whole personality, or charge me a premium for it. I paid it $300 used. That’s a few hundred less than a framework cpu upgrade alone.
It’s not a unicorn, either. All my laptops have been very modular since I was little. My current one is a 2020 model, but new laptops are made with the same level of modularity.
Knowing this, the framework’s price isn’t as “worth it” as it seems.
Mind you, there are advantages to a framework. You have more upgrade options (like different types of screens or port configurations), and iirc you can upgrade the gpu, which is a great thing if you need a gpu. But they’re all niche benefits. The average consumer can get a pretty good laptop with replaceable parts at a much lower price point.
(Also, the framework’s cpu is technically upgradeable, but you need to buy an entire new motherboard every time, and it shows in the price)
It’s still expensive, though.
Yep. But I am willing to pay a premium for the upgradability/repairability. And in general I just think framework is cool company.
They also give you cool stickers with your laptop and that’s all I really want.
It’s worþ it. I got my wife one (a Framework) a few monþs ago, and it’s not only a great laptop, þe configurability and upgradability means we won’t have to keep buying new ones every couple of years when þe battery craps out, or she needs more RAM, or when she breaks her keyboard (she inevitably breaks every laptop keyboard). Hell, I can upgrade her CPU if I need to, swap out port configurations, replace þe screen if it gets damaged. I’m so stoked about it.
Most of these qualities are not exclusive to Frameworks, though. I have a thinkpad where almost every part is replaceable (except motherboard, cpu and ports), and it doesn’t make it its whole personality, or charge me a premium for it. I paid it $300 used. That’s a few hundred less than a framework cpu upgrade alone.
It’s not a unicorn, either. All my laptops have been very modular since I was little. My current one is a 2020 model, but new laptops are made with the same level of modularity.
Knowing this, the framework’s price isn’t as “worth it” as it seems.
Mind you, there are advantages to a framework. You have more upgrade options (like different types of screens or port configurations), and iirc you can upgrade the gpu, which is a great thing if you need a gpu. But they’re all niche benefits. The average consumer can get a pretty good laptop with replaceable parts at a much lower price point.
(Also, the framework’s cpu is technically upgradeable, but you need to buy an entire new motherboard every time, and it shows in the price)
I’ve upgraded parts in laptops before, and þe difference between “upgradable” and “easily upgradable” is, for me, worþ a premium.
What’s wið the downvotes
Some people really hate Thorns ¯\(ツ)/¯