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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)

  • ZpAz@lemm.ee
    5·
    9 months ago

    For me it’s the only laptop that might entice me from leaving “the dark side” (Apple).

    Would then install some Linux distro on it though.

    • accideath@lemmy.world
      3·
      9 months ago

      If Linux supported all that proprietary software that I need (or am used to using), I’d have switched already… And in my gaming machine, I’ll be switching, if Linux finally supports HDR

      • ZpAz@lemm.ee
        1·
        9 months ago

        Yeah, that’s mainly it indeed. For now my laptop works fine and I am not in need of a new one. But if it stops working, I might just switch. And the better than Mac gaming support would already be nice.

    • samwise@kbin.social
      2·
      9 months ago

      This is my case. I’d been apple only until framework and now I’m so glad I transitioned a couple years ago when it came out. Now I’m stoked cause instead of buying a whole new laptop I get to upgrade it with a new amd mainboard