[GTALUG] Do people have opinions about the Framework modular laptop

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 12:43:03PM -0400, Giles Orr via talk wrote:
> Cory is good Toronto content, and among his many achievements, I think
> excessive honesty is one of them so yes, I'll trust his review.  On
> the other hand, reading it is a bit more than a review of the
> Framework, as he lays into Lenovo's ThinkPads and mentions that he
> just had a hip replacement.  Wait, what?  I think of Cory as "young"
> (we shared some social groups many years back), what's he doing
> getting a hip replaced?  Okay, I'm getting slightly off track (but
> then, so did he).
> 
> I'm enthusiastic about the Framework, and am a likely purchaser ...
> but I have to admit I'm really, really hoping they come out with an
> AMD motherboard for the thing before I need my next laptop.  That's
> the only thing I thought was missing: I'm not happy with Intel.  Not
> their market dominance, not their poor price-to-performance ratio, and
> not their chip's security flaws.

I would certainly also like to see an AMD option.

Although for me the main issue is that a 13.5" laptop has zero interest
to me.  Too small.  Come with a 15" or 17" and I will be interested.

-- 
Len Sorensen