I think it's the laptop a lot of people have been looking for for a while. I've got one, think it's a great laptop, and prefer both the layout and philosophy of

I think it's the laptop a lot of people have been looking for for a while. I've got one, think it's a great laptop, and prefer both the layout and philosophy of openness to my work Macbook. Macs are walled gardens, ThinkPads are attached to Lenovo, "developer" HPs and Dells have problems, System76s are rebranded generics (not that that's a bad thing, but it's not as carefully designed); Framework comes in as a new company who hasn't made bad decisions yet, has made an acceptable laptop (some things like full size arrow keys can wait a bit), and keeps showing through their actions their commitment to openness and owning your own computer. The expansion cards are a great solution too. The only real problem I have with it is the battery life, which I think even the most enthusiastic proponent will point out