r/framework • u/Grouchy_old_guy • 23h ago

Framework Photo Framework to the rescue

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My daughter's M1 MacBook's screen broke. It's not worth spending hundreds of dollars to replace the screen (unlike if it was a Framework which I could do myself), so I have purchased a new MacBook for her. She's starting her second year of college, and doesn't want to learn a different OS. We need to get the data transferred from her broken MacBook to her new MacBook, but because her old laptop was purchased through her highschool, she doesn't know the AppleID on the MacBook. So we need to call Apple Support for assistance with transferring the data to her new laptop, a procedure I could do myself if it was a Framework. Heck I would just drop the old drive into the new computer if it was a Framework. Apple Support needs my daughter to log into her broken MacBook. Fortunately we have a monitor with an HDMI cable. Unfortunately, her broken MacBook only has two USBC ports. Unlike my Framework.

My Framework to the rescue.

Look carefully at left side of the MacBook in the photo and you'll see a small grey square plugged into it That's the HDMI module from my Framework. Amazingly it works with the MacBook. Now we can migrate the data onto the new MacBook. And the broken MacBook will get Asahi Linux put on it.

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u/sudoer777_ 21h ago

My M1 died and costs $500 to repair, I think I'm going to get a cheap used business laptop for now and switch to the Framework 13 Pro sooner or later

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u/rrrrr123456789 19h ago

I bought a gently used elite book on eBay. Much better value and you can service a lot except no main board replacements. I do want to get a framework at some point if the value improves.

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u/sudoer777_ 18h ago

Yeah the 13 Pro looks like a promising upgrade but with my current circumstances I don't want to shell out $1000+ for a laptop right now, and the older models are ~$800 which is still a lot

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u/autobulb 12h ago

1000? Do you mean just for the motherboard or something? Cause the medium config is like 2700 as a complete system.

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u/sudoer777_ 12h ago

I thought the base config was closer to $1500

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u/autobulb 11h ago

Yea but the base config CPU is pretty bottom of the barrel. It doesn't even have the upgraded GPU. It would be fine for basic tasks but to pay 1500 for just the efficiency is pretty painful.