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1680 points etbusch | 5 comments | | HN request time: 1.281s | source
1. CalRobert ◴[] No.31434830[source]
Thank you for making an upgrade kit! Very happy with the Framework I bought 2 months ago but seeing options like this - https://frame.work/gb/en/products/12-gen-intel-upgrade-kit - is nice.
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2. noveltyaccount ◴[] No.31434982[source]
This is so amazing. If I had a 10th or 11th gen i7 laptop, no way I'd rush out and buy a new laptop for two or three grand. But a new mainboard for $600? Yeah, that's an annual upgrade train I can get on!
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3. Sebb767 ◴[] No.31437297[source]
Given that one of their stated targets is sustainability, this sounds like Jevons paradox [0]. This might be averted a bit, though, if you reuse the old mainboards for things like a homeserver.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox

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4. f1refly ◴[] No.31443989{3}[source]
You can also sell them to people who don't need the latest and greatest and are happy to buy a still more than adequate used machine part
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5. Sebb767 ◴[] No.31445220{4}[source]
They'd still need a framework chassis, so this market is probably a tad smaller (either they are late upgraders or something broke). But yes, this works, too.