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Re:I went back to using a ThinkPad from 2012 by ihateolives on Monday January 10, 2022 @09:21AM (#29875168)
> I would argue that you can at the very least assume permanent availability of RAM, SSD, Display (it uses a commodity panel), fan, and battery

I mean, you can buy a new-ish Thinkpad where you can replace/upgrade all of those things. You get great compatibility and most hw/sw compatibility bugs are already known and have workarounds. Framework has to have some other value propositions as well besides being able to replace things you mentioned.

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Re:I went back to using a ThinkPad from 2012 by cehrlich on Monday January 10, 2022 @11:54AM (#29877697)
As I said, that's the absolute worst-case scenario.

I don't own one personally, but reviews have been overwhelmingly positive so presumably it does have something to offer beyond replaceability. (disclaimer: some people on HN seem to have had some driver issues on Linux on theirs)

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