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What's the alternative high quality laptop in that price-range though? A Dell XPS that comes with a lose trackpad, massive coil whine, batteries that drain whe
by bboygravity 3y ago
What's the alternative high quality laptop in that price-range though?
A Dell XPS that comes with a lose trackpad, massive coil whine, batteries that drain when plugged in and so on?
Or an LG Gram Pro (more expensive than Framework) that isn't sold outside of the US and maybe some Asian countries where the only thing you can upgrade is the SSD?
Or maybe some Apple laptop?
I personally feel the price of a Framework is fair, even if it is 2500 USD (or more). Not necessarily because Framework is great (I would prefer 17"), but more because the alternatives are worse or don't exist.
- fragmede 3y agoA Thinkpad T16 is going to be under $1,600.
- kelnos 3y agoFrom [0], the only model under $1600 is bizarrely discounted 45% from $2849, which I assume is a limited-time offer. The lowest-end model costs $1959, and is pretty meh: 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, crap 720p camera. The higest-end model is also strangely 45%-off discounted, but runs $3769 regular. If the Framework 16 ends up costing $2500 (or even $3000) for a reasonably-spec'd setup, I think that'd be pretty fair, especially given the configurability and upgradeability. If you don't value those things, then you probably shouldn't be considering Framework in the first place. [0] https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpadt/thinkpad-t16-(16-inch-intel)/len101t0017 https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpadt/th...
- xarope 3y agoFYI Never buy a thinkpad at list price. They are constantly discounted.
- teki_one 3y agoDon't forget to check the screens on Lenovo laptops. Their prices, other specs and keyboards are usually good, but then the display is either low res or dim. The T16 comes with the following display in Australia: 16.0" WUXGA (1920 x 1200), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, 45%NTSC, 300 nits, 60Hz