Again with the shilling. This thing is expensive and gimmiky. It's whole shtick is that it's "modular" their definition of modular is having 4usbc ports that your have built in dongles for. Aside from that it's 2000usd for a 13.5inch laptop with an I 7 and 32gn of ram. It's really not all that.
>Again with the shilling.
People are excited that this type of laptop is making a comeback, look at HN.
>their definition of modular is having 4usbc ports that your have built in dongles for
If you checked you'd see they will have other parts available so you can choose which internals you want and the ability to keep the same housing but completely change CPU generation is possible, its much more than ordinary laptop.
>it's 2000usd for a 13.5inch laptop with an I 7 and 32gn of ram. It's really not all that.
Why do you keep bringing up the highest configuration, what point are you trying to make? They clearly state starting prices for the DIY edition as well which is $749.
I think it's a scam or just an outright lie.
The cheapest functional laptop you can get from them is for an estimated 881usd without tax and shipping. That will push it over a grand. That's an i5, 250gb hdd and 8gig ram. The stated 749 price doesn't have ram, wifi or internal storage. That's dodgy as fuck.
The customize it yourself line is bs. Multiple computer manufacturers allow you to do this or have different lines with different specs.
The only thing I'll give them is that they don't charge extra for not getting an os. If you want windows the base functional model is probably going to run you between 1150 and 1200 after tax and shipping.
>The customize it yourself line is bs. Multiple computer manufacturers allow you to do this or have different lines with different specs.
Who? Are they user repair friendly? Are they thin, light and 13.5 inch? I'm looking for a new laptop and System76 or Framework are the best options I've come across,
Cool depends on what you want. There were a few other decent Linux box companies around before. System 76 really is the main one though. Dell has some good Linux machines also. I think purism is the only other major company doing Linux machines, but they have a very specific purpose. If you want windows. They're are a million.
They main thing with getting a Linux box is the drivers. The only Linux line on that whole site says they are working with someone. Id be pissed if I got that bad boy and some stupid component was a cheap ass Chinese what'sit that isn't supported. Which is exactly why I switched from Asus to 76.
I would just suggest wait a month until people start posting about Linux installs.
System76 are using Clevo laptops, what they are able to do with them it still really good but I'd prefer if they made everything themselves like Framework. After reading this blog entry called [What Real People Say about Their Computers](https://cheapskatesguide.org/articles/personal-computer-stories.html) I'm leaning towards purchasing a laptop housing where the internals can be upgraded, S76 with a Macbook quality milled metal frame is exactly what I'm looking for and Framework are the only ones closest to that and Dells under $1000 are made from crappy plastic.
Yeah I do wish 76 did all their stuff in house. I also changed out pop but they are easy to upgrade and work on. I think my only real gripe is the fan is a little overactive and the mouse buttons are a little jainky. I dumped my espresso on my keyboard one day and I was really really happy the keyboard is separated from the innards. I was able to get a replacement in a week.
There's always been the 1000 dollar computer line. Under a grand meh over a grand OK over 2 grand Mac. Hehe. I usually expect to spend about 1500 on a laptop.
If you go with the framework I really hope you do an unboxing for us. Maybe I'm way off and it'll be cool as shit.
I'm thinking of selling my PC and using a thin and light laptop instead, if this happens I'll definitely spend over $1000 and completely switch over to Linux and by then S76 might be doing everything in house 😳
Here's the creator showcasing the hardware, he's not using it but you can see how its put together and disassembled https://youtu.be/XFrJcjCbCA8
I'll totally give them a better look once they ship. If they are legit I'm all about 1. Stuff other people don't have 2. Well made computers. So I might end up with one. I'll try to keep the shit talking under wraps until then. It's there an official date yet?
Shipping dates are provided here https://frame.work/products/laptop/configuration/edit also check out the DIY edition, you can lower the price by removing Windows 10.
Notice how the website isn't janky like other laptop manufacturers, that's why I have so much faith in them, other sites have terrible designs and it shows they aren't going to support your model a year later. A ton of people want Apple quality and marketing (I think the site quality falls under that) and this is the closest thing as of now.
Going back to your previous comment, the dongles do take up a lot of internal space, my main gripe is the battery size as 90W would be great but its locked to 55W because of the chassis size constraint. Maybe we will see an improvement with battery technology soon as EVs become mainstream 🤔
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