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[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago (13 children)

My issue with the Laptop 16 is more about the design of the computer itself, how it's positioned, and the need it serves—things that are more fundamental and harder to fix.

Design is subjective. I think it's beautiful and extremely functional.

The need it serves is a laptop that doesn't have to be replaced every few years. Saves money in the long term, helps the environment, and is far more future proof than anything else.

Not hard. Framework has been killing it with their previous models.

Once you're spending more than $2,000 on a 5-pound laptop, most people would be better off buying multiple computers—an inexpensive thin-and-light laptop for battery life and portability, plus a good midrange desktop for performance and comfort.

Does this guy live in the real world? This sounds like sarcasm, but it's not.

The bad

  • Relatively expensive for what you're getting.
  • On the larger and heavier end of the 15-to-16-inch > laptop spectrum.
  • GPU module adds a lot of size and weight.
  • Upgradeability currently more of a hypothetical >future benefit, though Framework does have an >established track record now.

Expensive yes, but you are getting a lot. And you save money in the long-term.

Larger end.. Yeah, it's a 16" laptop....

GPU is optional, and anyone who needs it in a laptop are willing to take that weight penalty.

Upgradability is a hypothetical future benefit? Framework already offers upgrades to their other models. And even a battery swap, which isn't always possible, easy, or budget friendly, is a snap.

This review is so short slighted, and seems to miss the actual point of owning a framework laptop.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

This review is so short slighted, and seems to miss the actual point of owning a framework laptop.

I feel like laptop reviewers, who go through dozens of laptops in a year to test new models, are inherently the wrong audience for something that isn't meant to be top of the line horsepower and sleek. No shade to them, I get the desire to have a 3lbs slim device that can video edit on the lap on a subway or whatever, but this thing is big and bulky so that parts are easier to access and nothing is soldered down. It's basically perfect for me as long as it runs.

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