- umbrella ( @umbrella@lemmy.ml ) 14•11 months ago
did this once rn and just noticed how pricey it can get outside the us, heres hoping it gets better by the time i need a new computer.
i think the last thing the framework needs to be a true killer is 3rd party adoption of their standards, like aibs and such. is this too much of a pipe dream?
Get one second hand
- umbrella ( @umbrella@lemmy.ml ) 2•11 months ago
It’s already pretty hard to get new. I doubt I would be able to find one used where I live. But then again I hope this pricing/availability issue is solved soon.
- atocci ( @atocci@kbin.social ) 11•11 months ago
Haha you’ve got me there, I’ve done it maybe 3 times now. I keep saying it’s definitely going to be my next laptop, but I can’t justify it quite yet.
- Saik0 ( @Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com ) English2•11 months ago
I CAN justify it… But still myself needing something that they don’t just offer which takes them out of the running unfortunately. And yes, I load up the DIY tool just to make sure it’s not there yet every time someone in my house needs a new laptop.
- HubertManne ( @HubertManne@kbin.social ) 4•11 months ago
going to now
- Safeguard ( @Safeguard@beehaw.org ) 4•11 months ago
Too many times to admit. I even had a order in but cancelled. I just can’t excuse myself that kind of money.
And I’m a freelance IT dude!
- DarkBug ( @Darkbug@lemmy.one ) English3•11 months ago
Probably a dozen times before I pulled the trigger.
- toastal ( @toastal@lemmy.ml ) 2•11 months ago
I’ll check once a year to see if they finally added a decent OLED display option with 100% DCI-P3 coverage. Since that has never come true, I never bothered going any further.
Are there any good OLED laptops on the market? I just checked the Framework forums and it looks like people are hacking OLED displays into their existing laptops but yea, that’s definitely not for me
- toastal ( @toastal@lemmy.ml ) English1•11 months ago
Lots of them actually. It’s not that niche anymore. In my experience, ASUS generally has the nicest ones… & they offer OLED on even midrange laptops (good marketing idea IMO since it’s gonna look nice in a show room & it’s just looks nice so it feels nicer). The BIOS upgrades with them has always been safe & easy, but their Linux support is just mid (they don’t go out of their way to help support or anything).
- some_guy ( @some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org ) 2•11 months ago
Coolest non-Apple laptop on the market. Want to buy, but it’d get no use after the first week. Jealous of Linux users who get to justify these.
- yessikg ( @yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 1•11 months ago
About 5 times before I finally ordered