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Anon prefers Frameworks over Thinkpads (programming.dev)

submitted 4 months ago by starman@programming.dev to c/greentext@lemmy.ml

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[–] Bread@sh.itjust.works 46 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You shouldn't buy a framework because you will be robbing yourself of the joy of a brand new laptop every 3 to 5 years because the battery is not replaceable or the WiFi chip went bad and it is soldered in. Think of all the innovations you will be missing out on because you are just swapping parts out like some kind of animal.

Do you think this is some kind of investment or something? Computers are just disposable things that everyone can afford. Why bother fixing things? I just have my butler go grab me a new one whenever I accidentally drop it in the pool while browsing on my floating inflatable chair.

[–] itsmect@monero.town 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

lol. Look at the current state and trend of tech and tell me with a straight face that it's you who will be getting the innovation. What amazing feature was introduced in the last 10 years you couldn't live without? How much garbage was introduced just because companies could get away with it because the average consumers PC is powerful enough to not notice the spyware/adware/bloatware running in the background?

Yes, buy the new thing. Consume. Trash. Buy new.

I don't even value repairability to save a buck long term. I value it because I know I can get my system up and running again ways before I finish setup on a new device.

[–] Bread@sh.itjust.works 14 points 4 months ago (2 children)

There have been a ton of innovative hardware and software features. Such as ADs in the start menu, firmware locked parts to the system, always on facial recognition cameras, soldered on ssd storage, windows recall, AI processors, planned obsolescence.

So much innovation in such little time.

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

If I could expand my storage then there would be less point in my OS begging me to subscribe to my own computer. That's why soldering the SSD is good, it will help me enjoy my subscription to my hardware.

[–] itsmect@monero.town 2 points 4 months ago

At least the framwork has windows support - I couldn't bear the thought of forcing linux onto people and have them missing out.