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The new and upgraded Framework Laptop

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1680 points etbusch | 4 comments | 19 May 22 12:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.979s | source
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nerdjon ◴[19 May 22 16:06 UTC] No.31436456[source]▶
it is exciting to see an upgradeable laptop actually be upgradable.

But I have to wonder what the market for this is? The primary use case I see for something like this is a gaming laptop, which this is just nowhere near being suitable for.

Outside of that use case, for the vast majority of compute workloads is being able to upgrade really a need? I have 2 laptops (well technically 3 but I don't count my work one really). A gaming laptop and my Mac as my primary computer outside of gaming. I tend to upgrade my Mac maybe... 4 or 5 years. Maybe even more than that. My Mac I got in 2019 and feel no need to upgrade anything in it.

My gaming laptop on the other hand... If I had the ability to upgrade that I would likely upgrade parts every year or 2... like a good a gaming desktop.

What am I missing here outside of the excitement of an upgradeable laptop? I don't want to diminish the work on that, I am just unclear the use.

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1. victor9000 ◴[19 May 22 16:41 UTC] No.31436898[source]▶
A few weeks ago I spilled an entire cup of sugary espresso on my framework laptop which completely ruined my keyboard by making it a sticky mess. You know what I did? I ordered a replacement keyboard kit for $99, installed it in ~5 minutes, and I haven't thought about it since.

Some other part will fail in the future, or I'll spill another cup of coffee, and when that happens all I need to worry about is swapping out the affected parts. And that's great compared to my previous alternatives with an XPS, which was basically to buy a brand new laptop.

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2. torginus ◴[19 May 22 18:26 UTC] No.31438281[source]▶
Can't you do the same thing with a Thinkpad?
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3. Eduard ◴[19 May 22 20:32 UTC] No.31439793[source]▶
(Putting aside that Thinkpad is a specific brand, whereas keyboard replacability is generally device-specific)

Framework keyboard replacement guide: https://guides.frame.work/Guide/Keyboard+Replacement+Guide/8...

ThinkPad T470s keyboard replacement guide: https://support.lenovo.com/de/en/solutions/pd104683-removal-...

That Thinkpad model's keyboard replacement steps look way easier than Framework's.

4. mcv ◴[20 May 22 09:09 UTC] No.31444988[source]▶
When I spilled a mug of tea on my Thinkpad, I didn't have to replace anything.

Of course there are plenty of laptops that have tons of great features, including repairability, though many laptops have been getting less repairable in recent years (even Thinkpads), so a laptop that makes this a reliable core feature, especially if it even means you can swap ports around, apparently, is absolutely interesting.