<div>I am getting one of the i5 models from their October batch -- shipping any day now.  I was due for a new laptop and Framework seemed like a concept that I should financially support.  They have a pretty active linux section in their community discussion forums: <a href="https://community.frame.work/c/diy-edition/linux/91">https://community.frame.work/c/diy-edition/linux/91</a> <br></div><div class="protonmail_signature_block protonmail_signature_block-empty"><div class="protonmail_signature_block-user protonmail_signature_block-empty"></div><div class="protonmail_signature_block-proton protonmail_signature_block-empty"></div></div><div><br></div><div class="protonmail_quote"><div>‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐<br></div><div> On Friday, October 15th, 2021 at 6:25 PM, GS via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:<br></div></div><div><br></div><blockquote class="protonmail_quote" type="cite">
            <p>I've had my eye on it since the reviewers first got their hands
      on it. So far the reception has been overwhelmingly positive but
      finding opinions you can trust can be difficult. I tend to trust
      Cory, Leo and Linus.<br>
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    <p><a href="https://doctorow.medium.com/the-framework-is-the-most-exciting-laptop-ive-ever-used-5415da0a46e5" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://doctorow.medium.com/the-framework-is-the-most-exciting-laptop-ive-ever-used-5415da0a46e5</a></p>
    <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKTFBpEET0o" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKTFBpEET0o</a></p>
    <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSxbc1IN9Gg" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSxbc1IN9Gg</a><br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2021-10-15 17:59, Dave Collier-Brown
      via talk wrote:<br>
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      <p>I see from Slashdot that it has an app store now:<br>
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      <ul>
        <li><a href="https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/21/10/14/2110258/modular-framework-laptop-gets-marketplace-for-all-those-modules" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/21/10/14/2110258/modular-framework-laptop-gets-marketplace-for-all-those-modules</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/14/22725935/framework-laptop-modular-marketplace-launches-spare-parts-upgrades-expansions" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/14/22725935/framework-laptop-modular-marketplace-launches-spare-parts-upgrades-expansions</a></li>
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      <p>and I wonder if anyone has an opinion of it.</p>
      <p>--dave<br>
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      <pre cols="72">--
David Collier-Brown,         | Always do right. This will gratify
System Programmer and Author | some people and astonish the rest
<a href="mailto:dave.collier-brown@indexexchange.com" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">dave.collier-brown@indexexchange.com</a> |              -- Mark Twain</pre>
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