Dave2D preordered the L16 and talks price - Lemmy.zip

Dave2d who’s been supportive of Framework preordered the Laptop 16. He’s a bit concerned about the pricing and questions the upgradability of the Laptop 16 specifically. Personally I understand his point, but I think the upgradability alone is probably not a good reason to buy the Laptop 16. It’s always been a package, which includes: * repairability * modularity * support of the movement/mission * the versatility of reusing parts for other use cases (e.g. the motherboard as thin-client) * a laptop that actually does not have Linux as an afterthought * the openness with the expansion card and (hopefully expansion bay) ecosystem * and maybe even more? It’s true that the laptop is expensive when you compare specs for specs but that was not the reason to buy it either. Do I wish it was cheaper? You bet. But like with all new startups, if it works out, if it scales, prices could come down. Long live Framework!