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I would love a Framework laptop, but my current laptop (a Dell XPS 15 from 2017) is still going strong. Buying a new repairable laptop defeats the whole sustainable thing if there's nothing wrong with my current one. I've done 2 fixes to my current laptop: Replaced the speakers that had died, and added thermal pads to the VRMs to fix an overheating / throttling issue. Even the battery is fine still.
Agreed, a lot of people get into sustainability and rush out to buy sustainable stuff. Even with something like a plastic bag, it's better to use it for as long as you reasonably can than to throw it away and rush out to buy an organic cotton one.
Hey there, fellow 2017er! Different worlds, I know, but I'm just finding out my specific model 2017 MacBook Pro--the 13" without a "touchbar"--was the last model with a replaceable SSD, so I'm about to upgrade it to 2TB. Eventually I'll probably replace its battery, but, for now, I'm even pretty happy with the remaining battery capacity. I'm just hoping it keeps working long enough for the right-to-repair movement to force Apple back to replaceable wear-and-tear parts (particularly SSD and battery) before I have to decide whether to choose between a completely unserviceable replacement model or switching platforms again.