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This commitment by Lenovo must have been driven by customer demand -- in this case, the IT departments. I wonder how much of that demand may be attributed to qu

This commitment by Lenovo must have been driven by customer demand -- in this case, the IT departments. I wonder how much of that demand may be attributed to questions about comparisons to Framework. Even if Framework is not mainstream, it has mindshare among the IT-crowd.

nine_k 7mo ago
The replaceable Thunderbolt sockets connecting to an internal Thunderbolt socket are a direct... homage to Framework.
- TiredOfLife 7mo ago
  Framework just made dongles be a part of case. Inside it's still soldered type-c connectors.
- opan 7mo ago
  Lenovo has long had a separate board for the power connector you could separately replace. This is likely a continuation of that idea. I had an X220 Tablet (Released in 2011) from eBay that was sparking when I plugged it in. IIRC I just unscrewed and rescrewed the charging board and then it worked again. I guess there was some short, maybe it was loose. It would've been easy to replace just that part if it had failed completely.
0x38B 7mo ago
For me, Framework is super cool as a brand, both for the quality of their product and the ethos that backs it. When everyone else in the coffee shop has an apple or another brand so widespread that you don't even notice it, the gear is something different. I like that.
huddert 7mo ago
Framework is a great concept but they will die due to poor execution. If I hadn't already recently bought a Framework (and knew what I do now about them) I would've held out for one of these new Lenovos. I don't think Framework can compete if one of the established players joins the game.
- leethargo 7mo ago
  Could you share some of "what you now know bout them"? Was there some issue in customer support, or getting spare parts? Is it about the new products that have since come out? I'm also using a Framework notebook for the past two years and have been quite happy, but nothing needed replacement so far...
- Epskampie 7mo ago
  I've got a framework 13, pretty happy with it. Everything works as expected under the newest ubuntu. Build quality is good enough for me.

nine_k 7mo ago

The replaceable Thunderbolt sockets connecting to an internal Thunderbolt socket are a direct... homage to Framework.

TiredOfLife 7mo ago
Framework just made dongles be a part of case. Inside it's still soldered type-c connectors.
opan 7mo ago
Lenovo has long had a separate board for the power connector you could separately replace. This is likely a continuation of that idea. I had an X220 Tablet (Released in 2011) from eBay that was sparking when I plugged it in. IIRC I just unscrewed and rescrewed the charging board and then it worked again. I guess there was some short, maybe it was loose. It would've been easy to replace just that part if it had failed completely.

0x38B 7mo ago

For me, Framework is super cool as a brand, both for the quality of their product and the ethos that backs it. When everyone else in the coffee shop has an apple or another brand so widespread that you don't even notice it, the gear is something different. I like that.

huddert 7mo ago

Framework is a great concept but they will die due to poor execution. If I hadn't already recently bought a Framework (and knew what I do now about them) I would've held out for one of these new Lenovos. I don't think Framework can compete if one of the established players joins the game.

leethargo 7mo ago
Could you share some of "what you now know bout them"? Was there some issue in customer support, or getting spare parts? Is it about the new products that have since come out? I'm also using a Framework notebook for the past two years and have been quite happy, but nothing needed replacement so far...
Epskampie 7mo ago
I've got a framework 13, pretty happy with it. Everything works as expected under the newest ubuntu. Build quality is good enough for me.