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465 points susanthenerd | 1 comments | 26 Aug 25 15:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.202s | source
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vzaliva ◴[26 Aug 25 15:51 UTC] No.45028241[source]▶
The idea of Framework laptops sounds great! But I’m wondering: has anyone done an economic analysis comparing buying a Framework laptop a few years ago and gradually upgrading it, versus buying a similar popular brand laptop and just upgrading by getting a new model? I’m not trolling, I’m genuinely considering Framework as my next laptop.
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moelf ◴[26 Aug 25 15:53 UTC] No.45028268[source]▶
I think a large economic value also comes from repair-ability. If nothing ever breaks (until battery dies), I don't think anyone can compete with entry level MacBook in terms of experience/price.
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1. bee_rider ◴[26 Aug 25 16:12 UTC] No.45028538[source]▶
Apple is impossible to compare against in the sense that MacOS is a giant question-mark, with an unknown positive or negative value, depending on the user.

I guess we could do an apples-to-apples comparison (Linux or Windows performance on Macs that have it). Not sure how that works out, though.