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I'm now waiting for over a year for this laptop to be available in my country. Would still really like to order one, but my patience is running out, don't have

by 4ggr0 4y ago

I'm now waiting for over a year for this laptop to be available in my country. Would still really like to order one, but my patience is running out, don't have a laptop currently. EDIT: I sound very pissed off. I know that it's hard to ship to lots of countries, it's just frustrating for me to not even have an estimation. Will I be able to buy it in 3 or 6 months? Or does it take another year? no idea.

hda2 4y ago
Facing the same problem. When I first read about this laptop, I immediately jumped to preorder it but found that they aren't sold to people like me. The same happened again when I read this article. Your comment reminded me why I still have one. The thing is that I'm also starting to reconsider buying one now. I know they're small and barely able to keep up with their local markets, but competitors are starting to notice. I as a non-american would much rather buy from a international competitor who doesn't treat me like a lesser citizen if they can match Framework's level of openness and modularity. Once I buy into their ecosystem, I doubt I'll reconsider framework again. I imagine a significant portion of framework's underserved international market in this position. I truly wish all the success to the framework team. I just hope, for their sake, that they manage to address international demand before they lose it to their competitors.
leodriesch 4y ago
If you're fine with import tax and an American keyboard, there are services [0] that provide you with an American address and send any packets that arrive there to you via international shipping. [0]: https://www.myus.com/ https://www.myus.com/
- 4ggr0 4y ago
  I even want an US-Layout, so that's fine. Wouldn't even have to buy it from the US. Framework sells their laptops in Germany, which is right next to me. But that means that I have to ship the laptop back to Germany for warranty-related stuff etc.
- hda2 4y ago
  > If you're fine with import tax and an American keyboard I never understood this. Why don't companies offer international keyboards in their online american store? It should be especially easy for framework to do this since they already customize their offers/sell kits.

by 4ggr0 4y ago

hda2 4y ago

Facing the same problem. When I first read about this laptop, I immediately jumped to preorder it but found that they aren't sold to people like me. The same happened again when I read this article. Your comment reminded me why I still have one. The thing is that I'm also starting to reconsider buying one now. I know they're small and barely able to keep up with their local markets, but competitors are starting to notice. I as a non-american would much rather buy from a international competitor who doesn't treat me like a lesser citizen if they can match Framework's level of openness and modularity. Once I buy into their ecosystem, I doubt I'll reconsider framework again. I imagine a significant portion of framework's underserved international market in this position. I truly wish all the success to the framework team. I just hope, for their sake, that they manage to address international demand before they lose it to their competitors.

leodriesch 4y ago

If you're fine with import tax and an American keyboard, there are services [0] that provide you with an American address and send any packets that arrive there to you via international shipping. [0]: https://www.myus.com/ https://www.myus.com/

4ggr0 4y ago
I even want an US-Layout, so that's fine. Wouldn't even have to buy it from the US. Framework sells their laptops in Germany, which is right next to me. But that means that I have to ship the laptop back to Germany for warranty-related stuff etc.
hda2 4y ago
> If you're fine with import tax and an American keyboard I never understood this. Why don't companies offer international keyboards in their online american store? It should be especially easy for framework to do this since they already customize their offers/sell kits.