My nephew just graduated high school, and wants a laptop. When he decides what computer to buy, price (or more precisely, value) is the most important attribute. Apple's MacBook Neo upended the 'value laptop' equation—Apple's not supposed to be both the cheapest option and the best value... but it seems like that's squarely where the Neo landed for the good-but-cheap laptop category. My nephew is also my godson, and to kick off his computing journey, I thought I'd let him choose from a Framework 12 I bought to test, or the MacBook Neo I bought a couple months ago to use around the studio.
  • rosco385@lemmy.wtfEnglish
    2·
    7 days ago

    I bought ny eldest a decent Lenovo laptop, but when the power port started playing up it required a full replacement motherboard to fix.

    I bought Framework 13’s for the eldest 2, and will buy another this year for the next one.

  • Arcane2077@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    5·
    8 days ago

    It’s pretty easy actually. The framework is meant to be a forever laptop, and every other option is destined for the landfill

    • iegod@lemmy.zipEnglish
      3·
      8 days ago

      Isn’t that kind of true even for the framework? What do you do with your old components?

      • Arcane2077@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        7·
        8 days ago

        I don’t have to throw the whole thing away just because the lid magnet needs calibrating. Speaking from personal experience

        • DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth
          13·
          7 days ago

          You could fix most laptops to varying degrees except for Surfaces and new MacBooks, those are more of a pain in the ass.