A Framework Laptop 13 DIY Edition assembled by an idiot (me)

[@colonelclaw]

The Lenovo laptop flexing like that is a bit shocking. Would never have happened under IBM (etc and so on) Shame about the ethernet module, but given the thickness of the body I guess there's no alternative. Or, actually there is an alternative, one of those USB-C to ethernet adapters, but that would dangle off the side and probably get lost in no time.

[@DanWillars]

its a nice idea, but the price no thanks, as a side note david, haveyou though about self hosting (or even clodu hosting) a VDI, you could then access it as a backup as long as you have connectivity. I do this with a lot of Virtual machines, windows and Linux server and desktop so i always have all my tools at on hand remotely if i need them

[@DavidEmmett_MotoMatters]

That's a good idea, I will have to dig into that. As for the price, it is expensive, but the upgradability means it will be cheaper in the long run.

[@DanWillars]

@@DavidEmmett_MotoMatters Absolutely cheaper in the long run and for your work i totally understand, As for self hosting depends how far you want to take it, but if you have some reasonable powered old hardware and some disks you could do worse than UNraid. its a doddle to set up, has loads of pre built docker apps, as well as a virtual machine hypervisor built in, and also works a NAS/ storage server. I've used many more complex solutions over the years with RDP etc. but for ease of use and power you cant got wrong. It also boots of a spare usb thumb drive and allowws you to utilise all your spare disks of different sizes in a jbod config. give it a look you wont be disappointed

[@fix0the0spade]

The pricing depends very much on where you are. Here in the UK the middle spec prebuilt is the same price as the 16GB/512GB M1 Macbook Air and less than the M2. Dell/HP/Lenovo all do cheaper 13in laptops, that come with terrible screens and disposable components. If you want a decent screen and better quality internals you end up spending within £100 of the Framework. We have Elitebooks at work and they're £50 cheaper than the Framework without as much user friendliness.