The Framework Laptop

Re:The Framework Laptop by AceJohnny2 on Thursday February 25, 2021 @02:40PM (#26267230)

Thanks to Apple, there's probably a solid "aluminium case" manufacturing pipeline that Framework might be able to leverage. That's a wild guess though, I can imagine Apple keeping that tightly under their thumbs.

Extra colors add cost. You have to plan for which colors might be popular, and which won't, in which case you'd have to sell at a discount to get rid of inventory. I'd be surprised if Framework offered that out of the gate.

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Re:The Framework Laptop by Judgmentality on Thursday February 25, 2021 @05:44PM (#26269299)

> Thanks to Apple, there's probably a solid "aluminium case" manufacturing pipeline that Framework might be able to leverage.

Apple literally has buildings filled with thousands of CNC machines milling aluminum laptop cases.

Apple does not manufacture things the same way as the rest of the industry, as they have the money and the scale to do whatever the fuck they want.

https://beneinstein.medium.com/no-you-cant-manufacture-that-...

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Re:The Framework Laptop by Waterluvian on Thursday February 25, 2021 @06:34PM (#26269753)

And it shows. I've never had an aluminum laptop feel like a macbook chassis. There's just something about the thickness? Rigidity?

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Re:The Framework Laptop by airbreather on Thursday February 25, 2021 @10:17PM (#26271042)

I have Xaiomi mac like clone that was less than half the price for same specs and the body is totally ridged aluminum.

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