So I don’t have any concerns and I am a Framework AMD Ryzen 7 user. Was in batch 2 and been happy since delivery. My observations:

Is it loud under full load? No louder than any other laptop.

Does it discharge when powered off? Not any more than any other laptop does, and the battery life I get is great. Lasts a day for general use (word processing etc). All batteries discharge when not being used.

Display brightness is very good, aspect ratio is the reason I purchased it.

Hinges - don’t really understand the issue, they are good and secure (think people talking about hinge issues are referring to previous/older versions. On the AMD version this is not an issue at all).

Speakers, sound ok, no worse than my HP 840G which itself is an expensive laptop (work) and they on my HP are B&O speakers.

Is it an investment? No laptop is, but its upgradeable fixable and when you’re really done with it, its environmental recyclable credentials are very good. I like that.

Is it expensive? No, I don’t think so compared with my HP laptop, which is very poor in relation to being upgradeable/fixable. I broke the USBC port on my HP 840G and it cost £250 to fix. With my Framework laptop, I can just buy another port for around £10.

Is it a great laptop? Yes, I think so.

Are there better laptops on the market? Probably, it depends what is important to you. For me its important primarily that its not a Mac, their “ecosystem” is boring and their treatment of customers is shockingly bad. Apple’s supply chain has very questionable human rights issues and their right to repair is too little too late for me. Being flexible and repairable is a win win for me.

My thoughts :) let us know what you decide to do.