For those waiting for the reviews to come out before pre-ordering, how many times have you custimized a machine? I’m referring to this page here. I think I’m on like 12, maybe more 😝. It’s too much fun to customize something, pick out all the specs I want, and then close the page. One day I’ll press order, but not yet. Patience is virtue…
  • umbrella@lemmy.ml
    19·
    10 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?

      • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
        4·
        10 months ago

        I don’t believe in pre-ordering, so I bought a framework from the ships immediately pile. I was in your situation, my last laptop had died and i needed a new one. I just speced out “good enough”, and ordered. I’m still quite happy with my framework 13.

      • umbrella@lemmy.ml
        3·
        10 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@kbin.social
    14·
    10 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.

    • Saik0AEnglish
      2·
      10 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.

  • Safeguard@beehaw.org
    4·
    10 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!

  • toastal@lemmy.ml
    4·
    10 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.

    • OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.mlOP
      1·
      10 months ago

      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@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        10 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).

  • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
    3·
    10 months ago

    Twice - One time to get a quote, the second time for the actual order when i was ready.

  • Mosfar@sh.itjust.works
    2·
    10 months ago

    About a dozen times, to daydream and check if it’s available on my country. My laptop is on its last days

  • TragicNotCute@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    10 months ago

    I just did for the first time and I’m not sure what I was expecting, but kinda spendy. A good UI for designing it though.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
    2·
    10 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.

  • onelikeandidie@lemmy.world
    1·
    10 months ago

    I’ve gone about 15+ times on my own, a lot more just to show friends. I still haven’t bought mine, my thinkpad still works fine which is both good and bad since I really want a frame.work