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The original was posted on /r/framework by /u/tamdelay on 2024-07-15 01:31:54+00:00.
Rules:
- Must be 13 or 14 inch display
- Must be an ultrabook (basically, sleek & thin, not a giant gaming laptop chungus)
- Must have 64GB RAM and 4TB NVME at point of delivery (it’s ok if has to be self assembled i.e. Framework DIY edition, but preferable pre-assembled)
- No spare parts (I.e. can’t be a 16GB RAM model and you swap that out for 64GB and have the old 16GB ram spare)
- Runs Windows or Linux natively (doesn’t need to be preinstalled, but preferable if it is)
With those requirements I just looked around and couldn’t find a single competitor to the FW13. And the Framework even comes in Intel or AMD!
It seems to me closest competitor is an Apple Mac, but that doesn’t run Windows/Linux native, and after that all Lenovos/Dells/Asus etc max out at usually 32GB RAM and 2TB storage and worse yet are not always upgradable…
This is interesting to me as it means the Framework 13 isn’t just a nice upgradable and self-repairable laptop… it’s also the bleeding edge of performance for ultrabook and doesn’t have many (any?) competitors at the highest specifications & configs.
Other than the minor inconveniences DIY edition brings - is it the only way to get such high specs in a 13” form factor with no spare parts?