No axe to grind here, but this article contains a lot of misinformed, over-generalizing FUD about modern Thinkpads. It sounds like Cory's experience was with th

No axe to grind here, but this article contains a lot of misinformed, over-generalizing FUD about modern Thinkpads. It sounds like Cory's experience was with the X series: these Thinkpads are the thinnest, lightest, and most difficult to service. For a small thickness and weight penalty, the T series are much easier to repair, upgrade, and maintain. My T450s (bought new in 2015) and T480 (bought new last year) both have an easy keyboard swap and Intel graphics (not a proprietary Nvidia GPU). Cory implies that Thinkpads still need a proprietary dock, but any USB-C-enabled Thinkpad (i.e. any Thinkpad made in the past few years) can use any cheap USB-C dock out there. Nearly every component on the T series is as easy to upgrade or replace as the Framework claims to be. I've swapped my RAM, storage, display panel, and battery. The T480 and older external battery are even more serviceable than the Framework's: just pull 2 tabs and it slides out.