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Thanks to Apple, there's probably a solid "aluminium case" manufacturing pipeline that Framework might be able to leverage. That's a wild guess though, I can im

Thanks to Apple, there's probably a solid "aluminium case" manufacturing pipeline that Framework might be able to leverage. That's a wild guess though, I can imagine Apple keeping that tightly under their thumbs. Extra colors add cost. You have to plan for which colors might be popular, and which won't, in which case you'd have to sell at a discount to get rid of inventory. I'd be surprised if Framework offered that out of the gate.

Judgmentality 6y ago
> Thanks to Apple, there's probably a solid "aluminium case" manufacturing pipeline that Framework might be able to leverage. Apple literally has buildings filled with thousands of CNC machines milling aluminum laptop cases. Apple does not manufacture things the same way as the rest of the industry, as they have the money and the scale to do whatever the fuck they want. https://beneinstein.medium.com/no-you-cant-manufacture-that-like-apple-does-93bea02a3bbf https://beneinstein.medium.com/no-you-cant-manufacture-that-...
- Waterluvian 6y ago
  And it shows. I've never had an aluminum laptop feel like a macbook chassis. There's just something about the thickness? Rigidity?
  - airbreather 6y ago
    I have Xaiomi mac like clone that was less than half the price for same specs and the body is totally ridged aluminum.