That's reasonable, but unfortunately, soldered memory will probably become more and more common. Apple Silicon and now these AMD chips have shown that it is genuinely much more capable. This performance would not be possible without it.

Framework still ensured the desktop is as repairable as possible in every way that they can control. It will undoubtably be more repairable than other ITX PCs in the same class. I've worked on some ITX PCs in the past, and some of them are HELL to repair. Even a lot of full sized prebuilds are really frustrating to repair. Many Dell and HP desktops use proprietary parts, making repair expensive.

The 1k version of this system will still be damn capable for gaming. Genuinely how many prebuilt ITX PCs will compete at that price? Also, it's only the RAM that can't be upgraded. They will likely sell replacement main boards in the future, the same as with the laptops. Not being able to carry over RAM is disappointing, but I've personally never upgraded my CPU without also upgrading my motherboard.

How is it not repairable or upgradeable? They said that other than the fact that the CPU/GPU and RAM are integrated on the motherboard, everything is using standardized components. Other than the integrated memory, that is no less repairable/upgradeable than a Framework laptop.

Thanks for the comment. I have had exposure to similar claims, but wasn't seeing anyone using AMD GPUs for AI unless they were somehow incentivized by AMD, which made me suspicious.

In principle, more competition in the AI hardware market would be amazing, and Nvidia GPUs do feel overpriced, but I personally don't want to deal with the struggles of early adoption.