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Exactly, but it still won't get them my money. I believe in rewarding companies who had the balls to listen to their customers first with my dollars. Framework will be my next laptop no matter what any other competitor comes out with.

They're the only reason we're seeing any companies starting to u-turn and make modular/repairable laptops.

Well, good...

Though reparability is a good part of it, another would be a concrete commitment that the form factor of various things will be consistent generation to generation, that Gen 8 boards will fit into a current laptop.

I suppose Framework will be the better laptop for individuals looking to buy a new laptop, but also business class laptops come with fancy enterprise things like on-site repairs. So I think large corporations, the main customers of new T series Thinkpads, will continue buying them just the same anyway.

I think the people benefitting the most here actually are going to be the people buying off-lease Thinkpads. Those of us who know a quality used laptop is better than a cheapo new one (like a Pavilion or Ideapad), but also don’t want to spring for a brand new laptop (in which case Framework would be the best option - they’d be great used too, but they’re not that common on the used market)

yeah, my company recently switched away from dell to Framework laptops. a couple of my coworkers with the Framework laptops really like them. They like how sturdy they are. The magnesium alloy case doesn't flex at all. Our dell laptops with plastic cases often get dented and bent so eastily, and cause various problems.

We also have a couple Lenovo laptops, and I haven't heard of any issues. Generally, the plastic used for Lenovo's cases are noticeably thicker and harder than dells'.

I definitely feel a sense of ease knowing that if anything goes wrong with our framework laptops, I will most likely be able to fix it.