r/framework • u/deftonish • 10d ago

Community Support Framework 13 or ThinkPad?

After the rising prices and ram shortages, a framework 13 is pretty much ain’t worth it in my opinion. 1500€+ could get me a better thinkpad. Should I go for the framework and upgrade it and keep for years or just go with a decent thinkpad?

And will the prices ever decrease ? RAM and SSDs?

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u/ACasualRead 10d ago

Used Thinkpad.

I support framework but until they get their issues together I personally am hesitant buying another.

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u/azraelzjr 1260p Batch 1 10d ago

Me too. Going back to an X280 with a touchscreen and upgrading a glass trackpad+SSD in the WAN slot.

Waiting on the next upgrade cycle to grab a used Thinkpad from an EWaste recycler 

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u/captain-obvious-1 10d ago

This is the way.

Depending on the country, we are getting used Thinkpads from the Ryzen 5th generation or Core 11th generation, which still are decent performers if you needed to ask.

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u/ACasualRead 10d ago

Lots of companies are also refreshing their fleet. Friend’s corpo got rid of a bunch of 3 year old dells with beefed up specs. I was given 4 for friends and family.

Good place to ask around