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this post was submitted on 05 Mar 2026
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They got scared by Framework sucess
I kinda doubt Framework's success, no matter how large by niche manufacturer standards, even reaches Lenovo's sales on a bad day.
Good that they're (apparently) changing though.
yeah, my company recently switched away from dell to Framework laptops. a couple of my coworkers with the Framework laptops really like them. They like how sturdy they are. The magnesium alloy case doesn't flex at all. Our dell laptops with plastic cases often get dented and bent so eastily, and cause various problems.
We also have a couple Lenovo laptops, and I haven't heard of any issues. Generally, the plastic used for Lenovo's cases are noticeably thicker and harder than dells'.
I definitely feel a sense of ease knowing that if anything goes wrong with our framework laptops, I will most likely be able to fix it.
My work's Latitude barely flexes, apples to apples?
We've been buying the Vostro series and XPS series.
I know the Vostro series is low end, but I thought the XPS series would be higher quality, but they had cases that fllexed just as much as the lower end Vostro.
TBH, we have not been buying Latitudes because they did not have the specs we were looking for. If recall correctly, yeah, the Latitudes we did have stood up fairly well.
Exactly, but it still won't get them my money. I believe in rewarding companies who had the balls to listen to their customers first with my dollars. Framework will be my next laptop no matter what any other competitor comes out with.
They're the only reason we're seeing any company starting to u-turn and make modular/repairable laptops.
Big tent Framework?
I was not aware of that stuff you linked, appreciate the sources and education. I read through them and damn... 😩 there's always some wacko ruining shit for the rest of us.
I agree that DHH guy sounds like a bigoted nut, but the thing about the Hyprland community being toxic doesn't sound any different to just about any other linux community. There's always some douche wanting to sound superior to others on the forums and usually a lot of them.
Elitest mentality kills just about any community enjoyment for a broad spectrum of intrests. So to me that's just background noise, the DHH thing though... you have a valid concern.
I don't think there is any truly clean competition sadly we seem to live in a world of the lesser evils instead of the lesser goods. I'll keep my eyes out and see if any better options come up, or if you have any recommends on companies to keep in mind.
That "big tent" argument sounds to me like one that leads you to have a 'nazi bar'.
Well, good...
Though reparability is a good part of it, another would be a concrete commitment that the form factor of various things will be consistent generation to generation, that Gen 8 boards will fit into a current laptop.