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<blockquote data-quote="jas3" data-source="post: 77683941" data-attributes="member: 447851"><p>I'm a Purism customer and have enjoyed most of the things I've gotten from them, but I would caution anyone looking into their products to do their due diligence first. There are usually quirks or compromises that have been made in the interest of privacy or security, and sometimes just as a manufacturing flaw, that you should be aware of. That said, the company is doing a lot of good work for promoting and developing free software through their products.</p><p></p><p>I honestly don't think Framework offers as much new to the laptop market as they say. Their "modules" are USB-C adapters in a bulky form factor. At least they focus on making their laptops easy to repair, but the availability of parts and the commitment to using screws instead of adhesive is about all they offer. It's not a "modular laptop." I would still recommend it to most people, just with the knowledge that its best quality is that it can be repaired instead of trashed if the power button goes bad, unlike many modern laptops that make the power button a key on a membrane keyboard plastic-welded to the case that will be impossible to replace 5 years after the manufacture date. Ask me how I know.</p><p></p><p>A more extreme, actually modular laptop would be the MNT Reform: <a href="https://mntre.com/" target="_blank">MNT Research GmbH</a></p><p></p><p>This one has schematics available for all components, the CPU resides on a System-on-Module (PCB that plugs into the motherboard), and virtually every component uses free and open source software. It makes some serious compromises to be modular and to use free software, but for the enthusiast these aren't too much of a problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jas3, post: 77683941, member: 447851"] I'm a Purism customer and have enjoyed most of the things I've gotten from them, but I would caution anyone looking into their products to do their due diligence first. There are usually quirks or compromises that have been made in the interest of privacy or security, and sometimes just as a manufacturing flaw, that you should be aware of. That said, the company is doing a lot of good work for promoting and developing free software through their products. I honestly don't think Framework offers as much new to the laptop market as they say. Their "modules" are USB-C adapters in a bulky form factor. At least they focus on making their laptops easy to repair, but the availability of parts and the commitment to using screws instead of adhesive is about all they offer. It's not a "modular laptop." I would still recommend it to most people, just with the knowledge that its best quality is that it can be repaired instead of trashed if the power button goes bad, unlike many modern laptops that make the power button a key on a membrane keyboard plastic-welded to the case that will be impossible to replace 5 years after the manufacture date. Ask me how I know. A more extreme, actually modular laptop would be the MNT Reform: [URL="https://mntre.com/"]MNT Research GmbH[/URL] This one has schematics available for all components, the CPU resides on a System-on-Module (PCB that plugs into the motherboard), and virtually every component uses free and open source software. It makes some serious compromises to be modular and to use free software, but for the enthusiast these aren't too much of a problem. [/QUOTE]
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