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Framework’s first desktop is a strange—but unique—mini ITX gaming PC (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 12 points 2 years ago (7 children)

I get the frustration with a system being so locked down, but if 32gb is the minimum I don’t really see the problem. This pc will be outdated before you really need to upgrade the ram to play new games.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago* (5 children)

    It's not just about upgrading. It's also about being able to repair your computer. RAM likes to go bad and on a normal PC, you can replace it easily. Buy a cheap stick, take out the old RAM, put in the new one and you'll have a working computer again. Quick & easy and even your grandpa is able to run Memtest and do a quick switch. But if you solder down everything, the whole PC becomes electronic waste as most people won't be able to solder RAM.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (4 children)

    Yeah, it totally fucks repairability. But it sounds like this is not something this company normally does, and not something they could control.

    They should at least offer a superior warranty to cover such scenarios.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    The hell you mean “not something they could control”? Their whole deal is making upgradeable, repairable devices and ram thats replaceable is no industry secret. Their options should have been make it work or dont make it at all.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    If you read into it, this was a limitation on AMD’s part, which they tried to resolve. You don’t have to buy it, and the rest of their lineup should meet your expectations.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You know, they didn't have to make a product with this specific chip. They did it anyway despite it being inherently incompatible with their former goals. And this is not about us customers, this is about Framework abandoning what they stood for and losing credibility in the process.

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