Comment on Framework supporting far-right racists?

rowdy@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• morrowind@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I don’t know who you’re going to find that’s better, all these big companies are inevitably supporting way more problematic individuals

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  • pika@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Exactly. As bad as we might think Framework is because of all this, what’s a more ethical company to buy a laptop from?

    Regardless, it’s still important to call out problematic behavior when we see it.

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    • devfuuu@lemmy.world [bot] ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      There are no alternatives, literally everything else is worse.

      Framework did something bad. I hope the community keeps the pressure and they consider going back on the stupid decision. But it’s still on top of the list as potential choices if I need a new computer, literally nothing else comes close.

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    • KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      System76?

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• oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They have been off my wishlist purely because of the cost, even DYI with missing pieces is $550. That’s more than my laptop was new so pass.

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  • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    A product like the Framework laptops is inevitably going to be more costly.

    Not only do they not have the scale of Dell, HP, Apple, etc, but they also need to use modular components, factor upgradability into the design, etc.

    Even for the DIY ones, someone has to hand assemble it fully, test it, then strip it down again. That’s additional cost and process complexity.

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  • Damage@feddit.it ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I bought one because I’m tired of having to scour ebay or AliExpress for replacement parts for my laptops.

    I think people too often try to spend the minimum possible amount of money for a certain set of specs and then forget about build quality, support and so on.

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    • oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I mean price is a very fair criticism though, especially with the current state of the economy. If you can afford the higher cost for worse specs but better repairability then great. If you can’t then you kinda have to go with a non-reparable option, but at least those guarantee a charger in the box.

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