• WastedJobe@feddit.org
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    8 hours ago

    I think they’re just too expensive. It might be worth it in the long run, but a lot of people can’t justify the up front cost.

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      8 hours ago

      This is it average consumer laptop shops filtering by price and then value for that price if they’re tech savvy at all lol

      Framework targeted a niche out the gate if they expected mass adoption in their business plan they misunderstood the market they were competing in

      If we remove the capitalistic pov it’s a different game but we live in the delulu we do

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        3 hours ago

        From a comparison I saw, you can buy two complete laptops with the same specs as one framework. Its hard to justify an upgradable laptop at that point.

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          3 hours ago

          Thanks to “look up” (value engineering) the I can buy the cheap one twice is more required than ever before lol! I can’t speak to frameworks build quality

          I’m also a used to dunk on apple products guy then I bought a MacBook Pro and honestly insert windows laptop here experience is just worse in every way “out of the box” 😂

          Stupid sleep state settings and updates on battery - looking at you Samsung Galaxy crap trying to catch itself on fire in my backpack with a near dead battery every time I tried to use it lolol

    • WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today
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      7 hours ago

      Nailed it. The cost doesn’t really make sense when you can have two functional laptops when you upgrade, so the prior one becomes a backup, a home lab server, etc. I know they have ways of making the prior pieces functional, but again at increased cost.

      Never mind the fact I just plain almost never need to repair anything on my laptop because I take care not to damage it in the first place. The last laptop I had to repair anything on was one I bought in 2005, and it wasn’t even anything essential - just a pretty piece of the exterior that became unglued.

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      7 hours ago

      I was able to get a used one cheap for under 600€, used it for a while and now have upgraded the hinges, speakers, battery, keyboard and motherboard along with more RAM and a larger SSD. It’s the perfect PC builder’s laptop.

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      7 hours ago

      Exactly. Great idea, nice execution. But as much as I want one, I can’t justify the cost. It’d be fantastic if a modular setup became standard. Upgradeable laptops would be great for the environment.