I've thought about buying a new laptop, as the laptop I currently have is one I bought in 2014.. I've thought about buying a Framework laptop - I like their open-source design and that you can repair/upgrade them easily, but they're quite expensive. I might end up buying a more mainstream laptop..

https://frame.work/products/laptop16-diy-amd-ai300/configuration/new

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Re: Framework laptop
By: Nightfox to All on Tue Sep 09 2025 04:08 pm

I've thought about buying a new laptop, as the laptop I currently have is one I bought in 2014.. I've thought about buying a Framework laptop - I like their open-source design and that you can repair/upgrade them easily, but they're quite expensive. I might end up buying a more mainstream laptop..

https://frame.work/products/laptop16-diy-amd-ai300/configuration/new

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Nightfox wrote to All <=-

I've thought about buying a new laptop, as the laptop I currently have
is one I bought in 2014.. I've thought about buying a Framework laptop
- I like their open-source design and that you can repair/upgrade them easily, but they're quite expensive. I might end up buying a more mainstream laptop..

https://frame.work/products/laptop16-diy-amd-ai300/configuration/new

I've been using a Framework 16 for about a year now, and love it. Mine
is a Ryzen-9, 32GB, without the add-on Nvidia graphics module. Not
cheap, but as you said very ugradeable/customizable, and easy to work on
if needed. I added the numeric keypad option as well. Haven't had any trouble with it and it's Linux-friendly. I'd give it a "highly recommended" rating.



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Nightfox wrote to All <=-

I've thought about buying a new laptop, as the laptop I currently have
is one I bought in 2014..

For a Thinkpad, that's middle aged. :)

Rocking a T450s here... 2 core, 4 threads, 24 GB RAM.



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Re: Framework laptop
By: Nightfox to All on Tue Sep 09 2025 04:08 pm

bought in 2014.. I've thought about
buying a Framework laptop - I like
their open-source design and that yo

Make sure to read some reviews on the
latest models. For awhile they had
some issues with the displays. They
would easily wobble while you were
typing and a lot of them would have the
picture cut out, the backlight cut out,
or just have weird lines on the screen.
It happened to a couple that I talk to
online.
That's if you are leaning towards the
Framework, that is.

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Re: Framework laptop
By: phigan to Nightfox on Thu Sep 18 2025 06:48 am

It happened to a couple that I talk

Happened to a couple PENOPLE that etc.

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Re: Framework laptop
By: phigan to Nightfox on Thu Sep 18 2025 06:50 am

Happened to a couple PENOPLE that et

Apparently I need help :D

I give up typing for the day.

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Re: Framework laptop
By: Nightfox to All on Tue Sep 09 2025 04:08 pm

bought in 2014.. I've thought about
buying a Framework laptop - I like
their open-source design and that yo

Make sure to read some reviews on the
latest models. For awhile they had
some issues with the displays. They
would easily wobble while you were
typing and a lot of them would have the
picture cut out, the backlight cut out,
or just have weird lines on the screen.
It happened to a couple that I talk to
online.

I've been using a Framework 16 for about a year and have had zero
problems. Very happy with it.




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Re: Framework laptop
By: Nightfox to All on Tue Sep 09 2025 04:08 pm

Just saw this post and thought I would share ...


Msg#: 2/3
From: BleepingComputer
To : All
Subj: Secure Boot bypass risk threatens nearly 200,000 Linux Framework laptops
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:05:25 EDT ¨

Around 200,000 Linux computer systems from American computer maker Framework were shipped with signed UEFI shell components that could be
exploited to bypass Secure Boot protections. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/secure-boot-bypass-risk-on-nearly-200-000-linux-framework-sytems/
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I wonder a bit myself but it's definitely built differently than any

> > other Laptop I've ever seen, a little 'clunky' with the more squared
> > off hard rubberized edges, and it's held together with screws

i wouldnt put it through anything that you wouldnt want to fail.

>like exposure to water.

No, I never abuse my toys but if they claim higher than normal
construction standards I figure there must be at least something
there..

you could take it with a grain of salt, but when they specify

> > an actual military standard number I was thinking the line must have
> > passed tests at some point to be able to claim that.

i know that there's a military standard for electronics. like

>actual components and the quality of how they are added to a circuit board.
>and assembly guidelines.

i'm not sure about all that other shit. i think it's just something to get

>people to buy it.

Always a risk, but how do they get away with claiming that unless
you can just say whatever you like and no one will ever check?
I read multiple reviews and none ever questioned that they were
not Very sturdy anyways..

I remember in Ye Olde Days when I was building my own computers
from scratch I was buying military grade white ceramic eProms,
very pretty with their gold plated pins and, supposedly, you
could program them and they would last 300 years they claimed..

Obviously I never got a chance to time that out, but I never
had one fail.. B)

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Re: Re: Framework laptop
By: Rob Mccart to MRO on Fri Nov 07 2025 10:44 am

No, I never abuse my toys but if they claim higher than normal
construction standards I figure there must be at least something
there..

That is the sort of thing you need to see with your own eyes and check with your own hands to verify. You need to hold the thing and asses if it is really more solid.

There used to be a company that made tools and vehicles for the construction industry, and they had a line of phones and electronics for field use. That stuff was night undestructible, you could try and crush their cellphones with a pneumatic drill and it would take you a good while to do it.

I don't think the idea caught on. It is probably better to buy a 50 bucks replaceable phone and just... replace it... when it suffers an accident in the construction yard.


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I don't think the idea caught on. It is probably better to buy a 50 bucks replaceable phone and just... replace it... when it suffers an accident
in the construction yard.

I used to know people who worked on the railroad. One day I asked about their lanterns and he said that everyone uses Maglites now. That seemed weird because the lanterns had a handle that didn't need a hand to hold (i.e. on the wrist, etc.).

He explained that because Maglite had a policy of "you break it, we replace it for free" it became the light of choice on the railroad - even if it did take a hand to use it.

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No, I never abuse my toys but if they claim higher than normal

> > construction standards I figure there must be at least something
> > there..

That is the sort of thing you need to see with your own eyes and

>check with your own hands to verify. You need to hold the thing
>and asses if it is really more solid.

Well, I was looking mainly for a Windows 11 computer at a good price
at the time and I wasn't that concerened about how tough it was.
I figured that was just a bonus, if true.

That said, it is thicker and heavier than typical with hard rubber
edges and it's screwed together, rather than snapped together, so it
looks a little more robust than anything else I've seen other than
the true military laptops you see in use by military and police swat
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Re: Re: Framework laptop
By: Dr. What to Arelor on Wed Nov 12 2025 07:02 am

I don't think the idea caught on. It is probably better
to buy a 50 bucks replaceable phone and just... replace it... when
it suffers an accident in the construction yard.

I used to know people who worked on the railroad. One day I asked
about their lanterns and he said that everyone uses Maglites
now. That seemed weird because the lanterns had a handle that
didn't need a hand to hold (i.e. on the wrist, etc.).

He explained that because Maglite had a policy of "you break it, we
replace it for free" it became the light of choice on the railroad
- even if it did take a hand to use it.

they only replace it for free if there's a defect. i've had many maglites.
i need brighter light to see things with how my vision is.

craftsman tools used to have a policy where you can get a replacement no matter what, but that excluded powertools, lights, etc.
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Re: Re: Framework laptop
By: Rob Mccart to ARELOR on Wed Nov 12 2025 08:04 am

> and asses if it is really more solid.

Well, I was looking mainly for a Windows 11 computer at a good price
at the time and I wasn't that concerened about how tough it was. I
figured that was just a bonus, if true.

i probably said this before but i'm looking to get a mini computer
with decent specs.

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they only replace it for free if there's a defect. i've had many maglites. i need brighter light to see things with how my vision is.

You mean that they don't replace it when the train runs over it, cutting it in half? :)

But that was decades ago. I'm sure that they changed their replacement policy by now. If only because of the railroads.


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Gamgee wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

What exactly is an "off-lease" laptop, and where would you find one?

Companies used to buy laptops every couple of years. For tax purposes,
they were capital expenses that would need to be depreciated against the
cost of the laptop over 3-5 years. That meant, every 3-5 years you had
to plan for an expense to replace them.

Instead, a lot of companies lease their laptops. It changes the cost
from a big hit every 3 years to a monthly cost, which makes it easier to allocate per employee. I can tell departments that each employee will
cost you X$$/month for a laptop and a Microsoft Office 365 license
instead of having them budget $2000 or so every couple of years.

The other nice thing is that after 3 years, you can either buy the
laptop for fair market value, or $1, depending on how you structured the
lease. Or, you can return it. What we do is structure a FMV lease which
costs less, then roll the laptop lease into a new lease after 3 years.
Employee gets a new laptop, costs stay the same, and there's no big
expense every couple of years.

What happens to those laptops that get returned? They get refurbished
and sold to resellers. Most 3-4 year old Lenovo Thinkpads, Dell Latitude laptops and Optiplex laptops you see for sale were business leases that
were returned and sold off.





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Rob Mccart wrote to POINDEXTER FORTRAN <=-

As I said, lower end as far as power goes and such (Celeron) and
it came with just a 64 Gig SSD, but I added 1/4 Terrabyte to that
for $26, and the computer is Military grade so you can drop it or
dump water on it without hurting it, so it seemed a good buy.

I always wondered what people would think if you walked into a coffee
shop and sat down with a Panasonic Toughbook with an external antenna...



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As I said, lower end as far as power goes and such (Celeron) and
it came with just a 64 Gig SSD, but I added 1/4 Terrabyte to that
for $26, and the computer is Military grade so you can drop it or
dump water on it without hurting it, so it seemed a good buy.

I always wondered what people would think if you walked into a coffee
shop and sat down with a Panasonic Toughbook with an external antenna...

I have an older Thinkpad that requires a wireless dongle in order to
connect. Not an external antenna, but something large enough -- with
flashing little lights in its semi translucent case -- that might make some people wonder. ;)


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Re: Re: Framework laptop
By: Dumas Walker to POINDEXTER FORTRAN on Tue Nov 25 2025 11:12 am

flashing little lights in its semi translucent case -- that might make some people wonder. ;)

I still want to do the coffee shop thing with an SX-64. I don't have a Kaypro or Osborne, unfortunately.

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I have an older Thinkpad that requires a wireless dongle in order to connect. Not an external antenna, but something large enough -- with flashing little lights in its semi translucent case -- that might make some people wonder. ;)

yeah, a sticker-bombed 4:3 thinkpad with an external wireless adapter
running Linux got some interesting looks 10 years ago in a all-Mac
coffee shop in a posh downtown area.



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I always wondered what people would think if you walked into a coffee

>shop and sat down with a Panasonic Toughbook with an external antenna...

I didn't even know they had those for Laptops. Is that just a range
extender for WiFi or something else?

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Re: Re: Framework laptop
By: Rob Mccart to POINDEXTER FORTRAN on Wed Nov 26 2025 08:05 am

I didn't even know they had those for Laptops. Is that just a range
extender for WiFi or something else?

that's how it was because they were shitty laptops.
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Re: Re: Framework laptop
By: Rob Mccart to POINDEXTER FORTRAN on Wed Nov 26 2025 08:05 am

I didn't even know they had those for Laptops. Is that just a range extender for WiFi or something else?

Early WiFi dongles and cards had an antena. I still have a couple of those in my computer graveyard.


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Re: Re: Framework laptop
By: Denn to Rob Mccart on Thu Nov 27 2025 07:55 am

Early WiFi dongles and cards had an antena. I still have a couple of those in my computer graveyard.

How early? I built a computer for someone in 2017 and added a PCI Express wifi card, and it had an antenna. Also I built a new computer for myself in 2019 and the motherboard has wifi built-in, and it has a couple of antennas.

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Rob Mccart wrote to POINDEXTER FORTRAN <=-

I didn't even know they had those for Laptops. Is that just a range extender for WiFi or something else?

No, it's a USB wifi adapter. It's got a USB cable that runs to a desktop antenna base with the adapter inside the base.



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Re: Re: Framework laptop
By: Nightfox to Denn on Thu Nov 27 2025 09:28 am

Early WiFi dongles and cards had an antena. I still have a couple of
those in my computer graveyard.

How early? I built a computer for someone in 2017 and added a PCI Express wifi card, and it had an antenna. Also I built a new computer for myself in 2019 and the motherboard has wifi built-in, and it has a couple of antennas.

Didn't realize they were still making WiFi Cards and dongles with antena'e
most newer computers lik my new laptop have great wifi with no ext antena's.

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Re: Re: Framework laptop
By: Nightfox to Denn on Thu Nov 27 2025 09:28 am

Early WiFi dongles and cards had an antena. I still have a couple of
those in my computer graveyard.

How early? I built a computer for someone in 2017 and added a PCI Express wifi card, and it had an antenna. Also I built a new computer for myself in 2019 and the motherboard has wifi built-in, and it has a couple of antennas.

My actual Main Machine, and old Intel I7one, still working pretty well have also a motherboard Wifi built-in, with a nice space like magnetic antenna. :0))

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Re: Re: Framework laptop
By: Nightfox to Denn on Thu Nov 27 2025 09:28 am

How early? I built a computer for someone in 2017 and added a PCI Express wifi card, and it had an antenna. Also I built a new computer for myself in 2019 and the motherboard has wifi built-in, and it has a couple of antennas.

I remember inheriting some old Orinoco gear in 2004 or so -- a 802.11b AP with no ethernet ports, a handful of Orinoco "silver" cards, which only did 56 bit WEP, or maybe WPA...

One of the cool things I got was a PCI card with a PCMCIA slot - the slot stuck out the back of the card, so the antenna of a wireless card stuck outside of the case.

I remember being excited about 11 mbps. How far we've come...

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Re: Re: Framework laptop
By: Denn to Nightfox on Thu Nov 27 2025 02:51 pm

Didn't realize they were still making WiFi Cards and dongles with antena'e most newer computers lik my new laptop have great wifi with no ext antena's.

I bought a pre-built HP desktop PC in early 2009 that had wifi with an internal antenna (it was basically a wire with an exposed end that was wrapped around internally). I think that was the only PC I had with a wifi antenna like that.

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I didn't even know they had those for Laptops. Is that just a range extender for WiFi or something else?

Early WiFi dongles and cards had an antena. I still have a couple of

>those in my computer graveyard.

I actually have a card with an antenna for a Desktop system, but it's
a little easier to set that up since the card ends are right at the
back of the case. Not quite the same with a Laptop..

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looks a little more robust than anything else I've seen other than
the true military laptops you see in use by military and police swat
teams on TV shows.

yeah, our local ambulance company uses these kinds of laptops when they are taking patients to the hopital for information gathering. Pretty nice looking machines.

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looks a little more robust than anything else I've seen other than
the true military laptops you see in use by military and police swat
teams on TV shows.

yeah, our local ambulance company uses these kinds of laptops when

>they are taking patients to the hopital for information gathering.
>Pretty nice looking machines.

Yes, mine isn't nearly as fancy but I figure anything to make it a
little more sturdy than average is a good thing. It doesn't look
too bad but it obviously wasn't designed to be slim and beautiful.

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