Wispy2891 comments on Framework proved repairable laptops can work, but almost nobody is willing to buy one

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[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I like the idea of owning one. Then I see the prices and I compare them with the prices of refurbished ThinkPads... (No, I don't need a new laptop)

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[–] forkDestroyer@infosec.pub 8 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Nothing wrong with buying a used machine.

I bought one because I want to support modular/repairable tech. At the time I had the disposable income for it. I dig it.

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[–] hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Samsies. I also got the amd version that came out before the AI 300 stuff, so it was discounted, which was nice

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[–] forkDestroyer@infosec.pub 1 point 1 month ago

What's surreal is that I bought it before the RAM prices spiked up. I could probably sell a ram stick now (48gb) for nearly half the price of a regular laptop. It's absurd.

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[–] EtzBetz@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

What about buying a used framework?

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[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

The reason used ThinkPads are so easy to find in good condition at bargain prices is because management in corporations just lease them for 3-5 years and continuously replace them even if they don't actually need to do so. They probably don't even know that they can last decades but accounting wants a lease, so they get a lease.

There isn't a similar "infinite supply" of used frameworks that constantly drives prices down

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