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hi everyone, i was planning on getting a new laptop cheaply for about 500ish but then i stumbled upon this near-totally modular laptop rhat starts out at above 1000 bucks. do you think the cheaper laptop in the long run is just a false economy and i should go for the framework or what? if you want to ask questions go ahead but im mainly concerned about the longterm financials (and how well it will keep up over time)

  • huginn
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    9 months ago

    Because the entire point of framework is that in 7 years you can keep everything and swap a new mainboard in.

    Upgrading your 7 year old laptop with a 0 year old processor.

    that’s the entire point of a framework laptop

    With Dell you also run the risk of inadvertently buying sodimm machines that can’t even be upgraded (like the XPS 13).

    You can’t buy a framework that can’t be upgraded.

    • ExLisper@linux.community
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      9 months ago

      Ok, that’s interesting. I guess the only thing is that there are no 7 years old framework laptops. But if the company actually survives 7 years I agree it will be a more upgradable laptop.