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For now both DIY and prebuild edition (all configurations) are in batch 4 which ships in late Q4 2023.

  • narp@feddit.deEnglish
    171·
    11 months ago

    My opinion:

    • Framework has a good track record and I would give them the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise. (Concerning upgradeability)

    • laptops are getting more and more powerful and I like the idea of treating them similar to a desktop

    • as a ThinkPad user you probably know how popular especially old ThinkPads are, because of the ability to mod them

    • you might buy a new laptop every few years but the point above proves that there will be people interested in a second hand laptop, therefore reducing waste

    • there will always be a market for good quality and customer friendly products and the existence of framework is great for competition (for the end user)

    • they support the open source mentality, even tried to help to bring coreboot to their laptops. Even though that failed they’re keeping an eye on openSIL

    • overall I’m more of Linux instead of Windows, FOSS instead of corporate closed software, Lemmy instead of reddit and framework/system76/… instead of Lenovo/… kind of person. I see it partly as a fight for “freedom” if you so will.