• nyan@lemmy.cafe
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    60
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    2 days ago

    So it’s not serving the bottom-feeder market for effectively disposable Windows laptops.

    Why should it need to? Serving a niche interest is perfectly valid as long as you’re making enough money at it to be self-supporting. Despite what the line-go-up-at-all-costs advocates think.

    • LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      7
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      2 days ago

      They also have a 12" laptop for the lower end market.

      When friends or family ask my opinion on what computer to buy, I have two recommendations.
      1 - Frame.work with Linux on it
      2 - Macbook

      Unless you’re tight on cash, those are the two best options. Heck, even if you are tight on cash, get a used version of either of the above, you’ll probably do just fine.

      Unless you’re REALLY tight on cash, then get an ebay thinkpad and load linux.

      • MaggiWuerze@feddit.org
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        2 days ago

        Was recently asked for hardware preferences for a new job and my list was basically that. Framework with Linux -> MacBook -> Some other Linux Laptop - Windows.

      • boonhet@sopuli.xyz
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        2 days ago

        Used Thinkpad is also a solid alternative if the power of apple silicon is not needed

        • Dultas@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          2 days ago

          Kinda disappointed in the recent Thinkpads since they removed deep sleep and only have sleep to idle which is garbage in my experience. I ended up re-enabling hibernate because it would get less than 8 hours on battery while sleeping and would cook in my bag once put into sleep. The framework (at least the 13 not sure on the pro) still supports deep as far as I’m aware.

    • 87Six@lemmy.zip
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      2 days ago

      this can also work because they will at some point get sold down for lower prices so it’s not like people that can’t afford a new one can’t buy a second hand one. A SH framework will be better than any shitty other laptop in the long run.