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do you think the framework laptop is a good long term investment? (frame.work)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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hi everyone, i was planning on getting a new laptop cheaply for about 500ish but then i stumbled upon this near-totally modular laptop rhat starts out at above 1000 bucks. do you think the cheaper laptop in the long run is just a false economy and i should go for the framework or what? if you want to ask questions go ahead but im mainly concerned about the longterm financials (and how well it will keep up over time)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

but cant you customise any distro yourself?

Yes, but that's not the same thing as "all distros are really the same" just to be clear.

Some folks would have to spend so much time ripping things out of Ubuntu or Fedora etc that it's much easier to build Arch with only what they want.

There are other benefits, but like everything else, not everyone cares about the same things.

If you feel like no distro does things the way you'd prefer, Arch may be for you. If you have no complaints about whatever distro you use, there's probably not any reason to jump ship to Arch.

Here are a few articles.

https://www.systranbox.com/an-introduction-to-arch-linux-exploring-its-features-and-benefits/

https://linuxiac.com/archlinux/

https://www.howtogeek.com/872962/arch-linux-vs-ubuntu/

https://www.debugpoint.com/arch-linux-vs-other-distros/