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Re:Bikeshedding, or why I want to build a laptop by bn-l on Sunday December 07, 2025 @01:06PM (#46183652)
But the trackpad, the rigidity, the screen wobble, the battery life.

It’s annoying. I wish I could just buy a framework and stop this boring chore. But there’s nothing out there right now.

Re:Bikeshedding, or why I want to build a laptop by mft_ on Sunday December 07, 2025 @04:18PM (#46185252)
And, sadly, also the price. I’d also love to get one but when I last needed a new laptop it was about 60% more expensive than the similarly-spaced Zenbook OLED I bought instead.
Re:Bikeshedding, or why I want to build a laptop by schmorptron on Monday December 08, 2025 @07:54PM (#46199965)
I wonder if the rigidity could be improved while staying modular, maybe just use many more screws? I don't mind undoing more than 5 screws for the bottom to come off, make it 20 and it's still totally fine.
Re:Bikeshedding, or why I want to build a laptop by rangestransform on Tuesday December 09, 2025 @12:05PM (#46207427)
IIRC from one of their videos, they mentioned that they deliberately use cast aluminium instead of CNC machined like the macbook. If they sacrifice build quality for sustainability deliberately, I don't see how they could compete with Apple.