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Re:Framework Laptop 13 Pro: Major Upgrades and Linux Front a... by BoingBoomTschak on Saturday April 25, 2026 @04:19PM (#47904241)
>Because realistically in the laptop computer space Apple is obliterating everything else right now.

Probably right, seeing how bad the laptop world is nowadays. Even with its shitty chiclet keyboard and button-less trackpad, the M2 Pro I have to use at work trounces the XPSes my Windows colleagues have.

Still far from the Latitude e64x0 and old 6x series Thinkpads I had but well, they only win on the haptics and repairability level. Thankfully I kept an e6440 that still works "okay" with its Haswell i5 and 1080p IPS screen; the thermals and crappy Intel iGPU are the only thing I really lament.

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Re:Framework Laptop 13 Pro: Major Upgrades and Linux Front a... by dijit on Saturday April 25, 2026 @04:21PM (#47904265)
Wish there was someone willing to make custom mainboards and panel upgrades for old laptops.

I’d still be using an x201s.

Best laptop I ever owned, everything else has been a downgrade build-wise.

But I need the battery and performance.

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