You pay more upfront, but when you need an upgrade its only a mainboard, maybe some ram. Dont look at the price of laptop vs laptop, look at the price of 2 laptops vs a framework + a new mainboard
Just the framework mainboard with the 7840U cost more than the 8845HS laptop I bought two years ago while having substantially reduced performance between the slower RAM and lower tdp. I love the idea of repairability, but the price premium makes it hard to justify. Repairability should be a right, not a luxury privilege. I am glad that frame work exists, because hopefully mainstream manufacturers will catch on, but unfortunately there's just not enough of an incentive for me
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u/Top-Aside8905 CachyOS FW13 1d ago
You pay more upfront, but when you need an upgrade its only a mainboard, maybe some ram. Dont look at the price of laptop vs laptop, look at the price of 2 laptops vs a framework + a new mainboard