You said 1000$ could get you a laptop would be on equal footing with the Steam Machine, but a hand-built 1000$ desktop wouldn’t? What world do you live in where laptops are cheaper than desktops?
How would you keep a game exclusive to it? Console exclusives work because consoles have their own operating system
This is true, but at that point, why not buy a computer, that’s more customizable and upgradeable?
If you use it for work, shouldn’t your employer pay it for you? Or are you a freelancer?
For office stuff, have you checked out Onlyoffice? It’s better compatible with microsoft office and has a more familiar and intuitive ui. Though it depends on how advanced her work is
Is the wifey against Windows 11 or is it just you
That’s also the main selling point of the phone. In many European and South American countries, Whatsapp is basically a necessity (I’m not exaggerating). Anywhere else you can just get a real dumbphone for a tenth of the price
Most of these qualities are not exclusive to Frameworks, though. I have a thinkpad where almost every part is replaceable (except motherboard, cpu and ports), and it doesn’t make it its whole personality, or charge me a premium for it. I paid it $300 used. That’s a few hundred less than a framework cpu upgrade alone.
It’s not a unicorn, either. All my laptops have been very modular since I was little. My current one is a 2020 model, but new laptops are made with the same level of modularity.
Knowing this, the framework’s price isn’t as “worth it” as it seems.
Mind you, there are advantages to a framework. You have more upgrade options (like different types of screens or port configurations), and iirc you can upgrade the gpu, which is a great thing if you need a gpu. But they’re all niche benefits. The average consumer can get a pretty good laptop with replaceable parts at a much lower price point.
(Also, the framework’s cpu is technically upgradeable, but you need to buy an entire new motherboard every time, and it shows in the price)
why does a search engine that’s marketed as eco-friendly use ai?
If it’s an old enough game, archive.org could have what you’re looking for