Yeah, every generation got 1 thing better but 2 things worse.
X200 with T480 performance (or better) would be where I land Then turns out that's basically a Framework :)
Framework is going to surpass them in hobbyist circles for sure. Being able to convert a laptop to a headless server once the battery is gone is too cool. Can't wait to see what they or the community achieve.
Should fall in the "just work" category.
I'm running NixOS without an issue, and seen a lot of others running various ones
Same. Replaced everything for fun. Different keyboard, removed internal battery for a dummy one, dual cooler on my Intel only board.
Framework was the first laptop since then that hit my minimum threshold of maintenance.
It sits in a nice position of x20/30 series and x80 series with ease of maintenance.
It's fantastic being able to swap a drive in my X220 in 2 minutes. At same time, I rarely need to do that..
Although I could always use the SSD adapter in Framework
It's all relative to the length of time and execution. Like if it was 20 years, wouldn't that be enough?
Also you don't know, what you don't know. I bet there's a tonne of things now I wish they could change but can't.
So I'd be interested in a v2 if that gives more opportunities for modifications, better cooling or sound, ortho layout, etc.
Best situation would be to offer a v2 while still maintaining support for v1.