Re:I went back to using a ThinkPad from 2012
by Cthulhu_ on Monday January 10, 2022 @07:56AM
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That's the thing, their USP is long-term maintainability and upgradeability, but if they call it quits in a year, you're stuck with a niche product that nobody else is willing to make parts for.
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Re:I went back to using a ThinkPad from 2012
by easton on Monday January 10, 2022 @08:30AM
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To be fair, once you hit 5 years (or if you’re unlucky 3 years) it becomes just about impossible to get OEM parts from Dell or Lenovo and you have to resort to cannibalizing broken ones off eBay or your parts bin if you’re in enterprise. So either way you could end up in the same boat, except if framework comes up with a gen 2 it’s possible with enough consumer pressure they’ll make the parts cross compatible.
Re:I went back to using a ThinkPad from 2012
by my_usernam3 on Monday January 10, 2022 @11:59AM
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> you have to resort to cannibalizing broken ones off eBay or your parts bin if you’re in enterprise
Except these graveyards are ENDLESS because of the amount they produced and companies threw away. My favorite is all the originally $150 docking stations that you can pick up for under $20 (or at least when I was in the lenovo t series game).
Re:I went back to using a ThinkPad from 2012
by easton on Monday January 10, 2022 @02:36PM
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Fresh (or at least gently used) batteries are the reason I had to stop using my X220 though, as I bought like three different batteries (one OEM that was old stock, and two third-party) and none could keep it up for more than an hour. That's tough without OEM support.
A bit part of the Frameworks USP isn’t understandable by many laptop users who haven’t repaired or upgraded their own laptops in the past.
They will just buy, while a repairable laptop could create beginners who can learn to maintain well designed equipment.
It might not give the iPhone 23 feels.