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I agree, but I'll agree more when there's a larger aftermarket for mainboards. Frameworks are my latest "coolest thing I'll never buy". I love their Chromebook

I agree, but I'll agree more when there's a larger aftermarket for mainboards. Frameworks are my latest "coolest thing I'll never buy". I love their Chromebook offering. I'm thrilled that they have AMD boards now. I can't wait to see what kind of stuff is going to be built out of the parts people replace as they upgrade. It's been amazing watching them continue to develop their products and grow in spite of global challenges. But I'll probably never buy one because the MacBook Air and Gram are cheaper and more powerful, and my Chromebooks do everything I need for less than $200. I also don't think I really need project laptop newer than a T-series. But man, I'd snatch up a second hand unit for $750 in a heartbeat.

dfignedaghnio 4y ago
>I love their Chromebook offering. Why? ChromeOS is just a weirdo Linux distro. Any Framework should be able to run it. Why would you need a special machine to run one particular OS? And, if you want a Chromebook, why would you spend more than $250 on one?
syntheweave 4y ago
I mean, if you're saying you will go for second-hand, that's just a way of onboarding yourself, because then you'll think "I could upgrade this for a little more money". All Framework has to do for that effect to kick in is to keep going and building out to a critical mass, which they seem to be well-positioned for - they've got funding, industry hypemen championing the cause, and some "pretty decent" enthusiast products carving a path.