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465 points susanthenerd | 1 comments | 26 Aug 25 15:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.245s | source
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bodge5000 ◴[26 Aug 25 16:12 UTC] No.45028546[source]▶
I'm glad the AMD GPU option still exists, I don't have great experience with NVIDIA on Linux. The rest of the upgrades, like the new top cover and keyboard, are very welcome
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jvanderbot ◴[26 Aug 25 16:37 UTC] No.45028941[source]▶
It'd be nice if I could upgrade my old Framework into this spec. Infinitely upgradeable is nice on a per product line basis. But new product lines still lead to obsolescence and in this case regret.
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chpatrick ◴[26 Aug 25 16:50 UTC] No.45029123[source]▶
You can upgrade your old Framework 16 to this. Framework 13 wouldn't work anyway because it's a different chassis.
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jvanderbot ◴[26 Aug 25 18:28 UTC] No.45030397[source]▶
That's exactly my point. When I bought the 13 I figured there would be these kinds of upgrades down the road. You're right to say that was stupid and it was. And next there will be the framework 17, a 16 that's not backwards compatible or something?
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1. bcrosby95 ◴[26 Aug 25 20:22 UTC] No.45031865[source]▶
Like the other commenter mentioned, you can upgrade the 13". It's pretty common for laptops to come in two classes: smaller with a focus on portability and larger with a focus on performance.

There's a reason why a lot of us sat on the sidelines and were looking forward to the 16". There is no slippery slope here, the differentiated product lines 100% make sense.

Edit: there is another class I could see making sense - desktop replacement. Those chassis' tend to be pretty chunky because they put desktop parts into a laptop. Think 10 lb laptop with a battery that lasts 20-30 minutes. But I'm not sure if the market is large enough for them to pursue it.