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Discussion around the Framework mission of building products that last longer by making them upgradeable, customizable, and repairable. Consumer electronics can be better for you and for the environment.

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I'm curious as to the benefits of going with a frame work laptop realistically?

I primarily do CAD work and such so my needs are a bit different that a lot of people. But even looking at it from the perspective of wanting to game, i could pick up a second hand Dell for a tenth the price of a frame work, and have quite powerful on board graphics with a powerful CPU, and sure it wont be latest gen but it would still be enough to out preform a Framework 13 and possibly 16, and have a far bigger screen.

So surely there are some other benefits to a frame work? Or is it really just the fact you can repair these easily that make people buy them?

I'd also like to mention I do fully support what Framework are doing in terms of reparability but when it comes to considering if I should buy one I have got to think a little more logically than believing in the dream.

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

Customizability, you can make a lot of choices you wouldn’t be able to make. You can find the perfect laptop except you want a matte display over a glossy display you are SOL and have to keep looking. With the FW, you pick your parts.

Also you are looking at in the short term. Long term, when the screen brakes or something happens, it’s generally going to be easier and potentially cheaper to replace it urself, and when it comes to upgrading, you may only need to replace a piece or two rather than the whole laptop. They’re selling 11th gen i7 boards for like $200 right now, if you had an i5 you can get an upgraded laptop with only $200!

Plus, upgrading my mother board / cpu atm, I am now left with a Desktop in the form of my old board.