sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoFramework proved repairable laptops can work, but almost nobody is willing to buy onewww.xda-developers.comexternal-linkmessage-square341fedilinkarrow-up1526arrow-down153
arrow-up1473arrow-down1external-linkFramework proved repairable laptops can work, but almost nobody is willing to buy onewww.xda-developers.comsanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square341fedilink
minus-squareMountaineer@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·17 days agoI know a lawyer who just ordered one. He’s got disposable income, he wants a decent windows based laptop for his work, he liked the repairability angle. This isn’t for just tech enthusiasts.
minus-squareWhoIzDisIz@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·17 days ago He’s got disposable income A key difference, especially of late.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·17 days agoThe idea of buying a Framework, just to put Windows on it, rubs me the wrong way haha
minus-squareearthworm@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 days agoIt’s a step. Step 1: new hardware (Framework), familiar OS (Windows) Step 2: familiar hardware (Framework), new OS (Linux) Step 3: “I use Arch Linux, btw.”
I know a lawyer who just ordered one.
He’s got disposable income, he wants a decent windows based laptop for his work, he liked the repairability angle.
This isn’t for just tech enthusiasts.
A key difference, especially of late.
The idea of buying a Framework, just to put Windows on it, rubs me the wrong way haha
It’s a step.
Step 1: new hardware (Framework), familiar OS (Windows)
Step 2: familiar hardware (Framework), new OS (Linux)
Step 3: “I use Arch Linux, btw.”