I'm curious if the swappable ports, upgradable and repairable hardware, or some other aspect of the laptop design unlocked something specific for you?
For example: I was surprised to find out that gaming was easier with my mouse when I had the option to move the old USB-A port to the left-hand side, so the mouse cord loops around the back of the laptop and doesn't get in the way. I know, I could get a cordless mouse, but I guess I like classic hardware :D
Another example: There was a bug in the Linux kernel a year or two ago where high DPI screens would go dark intermittently when you had only 1 memory stick (SO-DIMM) in single-channel mode. I think they eventually fixed it, but to speed things up and get a working system for myself right away, I was able to order a 2nd SO-DIMM module and upgrade to 64GB of RAM in dual-channel mode. Gratefully, the problem was solved.
If you have a Framework, have you had similar or perhaps weirder unlocks?
Framework 16 owner, i had similar things with the position of stuff. Whem i go to the office i need an eid read and mouse and moving the usb ports around made its easier for me to place everything so cables arent in the way.
Same with the audio jack, perfect placement now.
Indirectly, the laptop also allowed me to try linux decently for a while and see if i like it ( had dell laptop before it, and it was very annoying to run linux on )
I have been using Linux dell laptops daily for 5 years at work and never had a problem (no problem that relates to it beeing a dell)
Partly was nvidia drivers being a bitch, other part were me having to go through some loops because some bios settings were locked down and i couldnt change them