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Re:Framework Laptop pre-orders are open, starting at $999 by zipityzi on Thursday May 13, 2021 @12:04PM (#27143711)
Agreed. Zen3 would’ve been killer and cooler to boot.

I wonder if it is a supply concern? Zen2 laptops also ~seemed~ in scarce supply for quite some time last year, even after the launch.

How to tease out Intel’s anti-competitive belligerence versus actual supply issues? Zen3 on desktop seems to be regularly available, but desktop is lower volume than mobile.

This really deserves an AMD variant.

I would suspect Intel has juicy bundle discounts, especially if this is a part of the EVO program (which I don’t think it publicly is).

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Re:Framework Laptop pre-orders are open, starting at $999 by samstave on Thursday May 13, 2021 @01:36PM (#27144889)
I love my HP Omen laptop - the guts are beautifully designed.

I really like the idea of Framework - especially how easily the KB appears to be replaceable.

The keyboards on the Clio made S76 machines I had (gazelles) were completely non-replaceable.

What would be great ultimately is a splash-proof kb on a machine.

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