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Virgin Framework vs Chad ThinkPad
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Not the one you were replying to, but I'm answering you from a Framework 13. It's the best laptop I've owned. It's solid, runs well, is theoretically repairable without having to buy used equipment off ebay, and runs Linux quite well. I've put a few distros on it, and they've all just worked, even the finger print reader.
It's certainly not the best price for performance, but I like the build quality, and it let me bring my own RAM and NVME, which really helped close the price gap.
not any more 😭
More so now, I still have lots of old RAM laying around. No need to pay markup prices for me.
Not everyone has laptop RAM sticks just lying around
For sure. Working in IT and being a hoarder has its benefits.
Thanks! It's interesting to hear folks say that other machines are as powerful and less expensive. The irony is, they're less expensive because they have everything soldered on and designed to be eventual e-waste more quickly.
I wanted a Framework when I was pricing out a new work laptop, but at the time it was going to be months before they'd have what I wanted ready for shipping and I couldn't wait that long. I ended up getting a crazy good deal on a laptop with 64GB of ram. That being said, I still wish I had a Framework compared to this thing.
Whoa, what laptop did you end up getting? 64GB? Nice!
It was an HP Elitebook with 64GB of ram and 1TB nvme drive for $800 (it had stacked discounts at the time). The price then shot up a month later to twice that, so I can't really regret it based on the current ram price insanity. Still, my coworker just got a framework a few months ago and I can't help feeling jealous. I am mostly annoyed by the lack of built in ethernet port, fuck wifi.
Thanks! Yeah, lack of ethernet ports is annoying. I bought a USB adapter to have one.
I mean, I did the same, but I've tried a few now from reputable brands and they keep timing out or just not working properly until I reboot.