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> Will I be able to use the same mainboard for a decade? Maybe, but you can actually just upgrade the mainboard. Framework has already done that cycle a couple
by kllrnohj 10mo ago
> Will I be able to use the same mainboard for a decade?
Maybe, but you can actually just upgrade the mainboard. Framework has already done that cycle a couple of times. And they made sure the mainboard can work without a battery (not exactly a high bar, but it's better than most), so your old mainboard can pop into a small case and get a second life as a NUC
- 999900000999 10mo agoThe mainboards typically cost as much as a new laptop. What really excites me is the prospect of 3rd party mainboards and other components. This ecosystem is still just getting started though. It seems like this is the beta product, I'll wait for the finished one.
- kllrnohj 10mo agoThey don't? Ryzen 340 mainboard: $450 https://frame.work/products/mainboard-amd-ai300?v=FRANTE0005 https://frame.work/products/mainboard-amd-ai300?v=FRANTE0005 Ryzen 340 laptop: $1100 https://frame.work/products/laptop13-amd-ai300/configuration/new https://frame.work/products/laptop13-amd-ai300/configuration... Yeah it's certainly the single most expensive component, but it's still cheaper than a whole new laptop and, more to the point, less waste than a whole new laptop
- 999900000999 10mo agoYour comparing Framework to itself. https://slickdeals.net/f/18984394-hp-omnibook-5-16-fhd-ips-ryzen-ai-7-350-16gb-lpddr5-512gb-ssd-439?src=category_page https://slickdeals.net/f/18984394-hp-omnibook-5-16-fhd-ips-r... HP OmniBook 5 16 with an Ryzen 350 for 439$. This is actually less than the framework mainboard for a full laptop with a better processor. This actually
- ThePowerOfFuet 10mo agoBut the rest of that machine is hot garbage.
- 999900000999 10mo agoI don't see any clear issues with it. I brought my friend an HP because their PC wasn't booting for someone reason and it's more than enough. If we really want to compare, I bet a refurbished Thinkpad would probably be about the same price as the typical Framework mainboard of similar performance. If you like framework, thats great, but it's not really about saving money.
- kllrnohj 10mo ago> If we really want to compare, I bet a refurbished Thinkpad would probably be about the same price as the typical Framework mainboard of similar performance. And a used laptop is cheaper still! Which is all entirely irrelevant to the original point and the goal posts aren't even in view anymore. Finding cheaper products that aren't equivalent isn't exactly hard. If the singular thing you want is CPU performance then a laptop is a bad idea in the first place.
- OJFord 10mo agoNo they don't, they start at a few hundred. They'd all be an upgrade for my bought-at-launch £750/800ish Framework 13. An upgrade like that does mean I need new (DDR5) RAM too though, which tightens the gap a bit (or a byte, at the moment).
- OJFord 10mo ago7 times, for the Fw13.
- nrp 10mo agoWe’ve done seven different versions of Mainboard for Framework Laptop 13 already! * 11th Gen Intel Core * 12th Gen Intel Core * Chromebook Edition * 13th Gen Intel Core * Ryzen 7040 Series * Intel Core Ultra Series 1 * Ryzen AI 300 Series There are a couple of third party boards from DeepComputing too.