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Comment by maxloh

I like their openness on hardware design. They open sourced their design under CC-BY-4.0 (surprisingly no NC!) in hope that it could enable reuse [1].

However, the whole thing is overpriced. Quoting kingsleyopara's comment 4 days ago [2],

  ...matching specs it comes out as more expensive than the MBP - even worse when you factor in potential discounts/sales which framework doesn't offer.

  Framework 13 Pro: £2064 (Ultra X7 358H, 16GB, 1TB, default ports, no adapter)

  Framework 13 Pro: £2264 (Ultra X7 358H, 32GB, 1TB, default ports, no adapter)

  MacBook Pro 14: £1699 (M5, 16GB, 1TB, no adapter)

  MacBook Pro 14: £2099 (M5, 32GB, 1TB, no adapter)

  MacBook Pro 14: £2199 (M5 Pro, 24GB, 1TB, no adapter) - added as I think it’s an even better deal
[1]: https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/Framework-Laptop-13

[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47852620

parent maxloh 6 months ago

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