• gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    This is honestly quite interesting. I might get one, if only to play around with and see what cool stuff I can think of to do with it.

    Also, their laptops look pretty sweet - I think it strikes a much better long-term balance between framework’s “plug-and-play” approach (which necessarily leads to a slightly clunkier and less sleek design) and Apple’s “inscrutable slab of electronics” approach.

    Star’s approach requires more (dis)assembly time and care, but I think that’s fine. You can open up a Framework way more trivially, but well… how often do you honestly plan on disassembling your laptop? For me, it’s:

    • when I get it, to upgrade the RAM and SSD
    • if I want to upgrade later, but that typically happens years down the road, and sometimes not ever if it can do what I need it to do without issues
    • if something breaks and needs replacement… but that also typically happens years down the road

    So, while I appreciate Framework’s approach… I’m honestly not going to crack the thing open more than 3 or 4 times, and hopefully only once or twice, so I am absolutely fine sacrificing super easy maintenance for an overall sleeker and more robust-feeling design.

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      1 year ago

      I once had a laptop that let you upgrade the mobile graphics cards. It was incredible.

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      1 year ago

      I agree, I would say a reasonable limit for me would be:

      1. An hour for any maintenance (replace any component, start to finish)
      2. About 5-10eur for single use materials.

      I think anymore would be enough to deter me from doing it the 1 or 2 times a year I really need it.

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      1 year ago

      The important bit not mentioned here is that FW machines are both user serviceable and user upgradable. No need to eat the cost or create the waste of replacing a perfectly good chassis and display, and then sell off the replaced mainboard on the market.