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> you're locked [sic] into whatever CPU/chipset was current when you bought the laptop.

Which you can replace/upgrade too.



we'll have to wait and see whether this actually happens, but if so, that would certainly invalidate my biggest criticism. if they could pull it off on a 14"-15.6" chassis with a discrete gpu, they would probably get my money.

also, pretty sure that is correct english, why the [sic]?


I can't find where to buy one, but they already have a guide for replacing the 'mainboard' (CPU soldered on) - https://guides.frame.work/Guide/Mainboard+Replacement+Guide/....

> also, pretty sure that is correct english, why the [sic]?

Perfectly correct English yes - I just meant that I was disagreeing with that, you're not locked to it. (I don't think it's an incorrect use of it, but thinking about it it's not a common one - can just quote and say 'that's not right' after all - so I don't know I bothered, sorry.)


> Perfectly correct English yes - I just meant that I was disagreeing with that, you're not locked to it.

fair enough :)

and I saw that guide too. my skepticism is regarding what happens when the next generation (or an AMD variant) arrives. will the new mainboards be drop-in replacements for the old? if nothing else, this would make it difficult to radically change the cooling solution, which could be a big problem for the dGPU machine I'd like to see.

maybe my initial comment was too harsh. they have delivered a fully user-repairable machine, which is a great thing. but what I want is a fully upgradable machine, in the sense of a DIY desktop build. they have made some vague promises around the latter, but I'll reserve my judgement until I see it actually happen.




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