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Framework proved repairable laptops can work, but almost nobody is willing to buy one
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this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2026
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Real talk. I fixed laptops for years. I'm not sure that I can justify the price with these.
A nucish box and portable monitor is cheaper.
I'm real interested in this as I'm currently shopping.
The real thing to consider here is upgradability. Thinkpads are pretty OK to repair but no upgrades. For that I'd consider Framework.
Unfortunately I don't want an x86 laptop. x86 desktops only beat apple silicon laptops when GPU becomes involved, x86 laptops are nowhere near as good as apple silicon laptops.
Are people still using x86?
ARM is still extremely fragmented.
When there are ARM vendors selling SystemReady at SR levels for a similar price to x86, it will be at the point it could take over
RISC-V RVA22 is interesting, but not a lot of options yet, either
The Ampere CPUs are nice. They have lots of cores running at a high clock speed, lots of PCIe lanes and socketed ECC RAM.
Realistically, an actual laptop form factor is really important for some folks (including me).
Check out your local 2nd hand listings. You might get lucky with someone selling a used one at half price. At which point their lack of ram or storage becomes a much more palatable upgrade problem rather than a deal breaker.
I legit used to carry my mini PC back and fourth from office to home. Brix 4770r, when loaded it sounded like a vacuum, all office guys were making fun of me. Good times.
But legit, I'm surprised noone builds laptops from desktop components. I don't care if it's huge. Just give me that
Clevo did help other companies to OEM/ODM laptops with desktop CPU and sometimes with modular GPU module. But it's super rare in the current laptop market.
The power consumption and the heat might also limited the performance they can give.
did you have a padded lunch pail to carry it in? that would've been such a sight. a little bento server.
They're building desktops with laptop components.
Most laptop failure is physical damage to the enclosure or the board pops and the only thing that matters is getting OEM. Plus you can have a nice keyboard.