Wish all the companies I bought from called me a zombie from the abyss 🥰

  • nickwitha_k (he/him)
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    4 hours ago

    …FW16 is a great Linux machine. It also had CAD drawings available that have been allowing me to sketch out possible physical modifications. It also has a PCIe 4.0 x4 available for either the GPU they sell or any other device that I decide to make.

    What specifically about Framework do you think is a scam? I’d genuinely like to know since that’s been the opposite of my experience.

    • commander@lemmings.world
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      3 hours ago

      You can buy better hardware for cheaper prices.

      Framework exists to take advantage of naive people who are just trying to fit in with strangers on the internet.

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        1 hour ago

        You can indeed but better hardware for many purposes for cheaper.

        Want a gaming laptop? Or a runs Linux out of the box laptop? FW is not even close to the best value there.

        Want a laptop with well-documented physical specs, including CAD drawings to make readily modifiable and upgradeable, potentially being the last laptop chassis that one needs to buy? Nothing else comes close to touching FW.

        I avoid ads, so, maybe they’re inappropriately marketing as gaming laptops. I’d not call that a scam but would say that it’s ethically questionable, at best. FW is a laptop for people prioritizing long-term repairability and tinkering over everything else.