I have opened basically every laptop I own(ed) to replace memory/SSD and sometimes other components. The easiest to work with besides framework are my beefy thinkpads. The sleek ones are a PITA.

My framework is both portable and the absolute easiest to work with. And the fact that the screen, keyboard, touchpad, battery are all readily available and easy to replace feels great.

Add to that the innovative configurable ports, and I can't really justify owning anything else.

Three things I hope framework addresses in the next generation: more max memory than the current 64GB, ECC RAM, dual USB-C adapters. If they address those, I might turn my workstation into a server and make this my primary machine.

> with links to HP-blessed replacement components.

When Framework first came out, HP launched a "repairable" laptop that was as you said. Lots of useful support stuff on their website, etc.

Unfortunately, it turned out that actually ordering any of those replacement parts from HP wasn't really practical. The parts with either permanently out of stock, or some huge wait time (1 year+ maybe?).

Maybe things have gotten better...?

Adding to the anecdata: My experience with my current HP laptop was completely different. Two or three months after the warranty ended, the keyboard broke. Sending it to them would have cost 50€ for them to just tell me the repair costs, which might or might not have been credited to the final bill. In the end, my father and I replaced the keyboards by ourselves. You can't get or replace the keyboard as a part by itself, only with the whole plastic that makes up the top surface of the bottom shell, including a new mouse pad. You have to completely disassemble the laptop to do the swap. Two or something years later, and the keyboard broke in exactly the same way again. I think it's just the flex cable, but you can't replace it. They did end up releasing their internal repair guide like four years after the laptop came out, I guess that would have been nice to have for the repair. Also, one of the hinges snapped from the brittle and thin plastic that connected it to the bottom shell, but luckily that doesn't seem to have much of an effect when the laptop is assembled. (Also, another major annoyance, they cheaped out on the WiFi+BT chip and only connected one antenna, which makes the Bluetooth borderline unusable while WiFi is on.) Oh, and I've had two or something charging cables die on me because the way they come out of the charging brick doesn't protect them from strain very well. A replacement (with the standard 65W) is like 70-90$. I always found them cheaper for used, luckily.

I'll never buy a laptop (or anything at all, probably) from them again.

You think they're trying to price themselves out of the market? The relentless consumer focus on price is part of the reason we have so much non-repairable rubbish these days.

My experience is similar as far as big machines go. I have been thinkpads that are easy to work with. That said, the new stuff is definitely built cheaper than what you could buy in prior years, and the small "ultrabooks" are annoying to disassemble.

They use hard clips requiring a spudger/pick, tiny screws, and in some cases solder modules onto the mainboard. Having a portable option that is built around being easy to repair and modify is something I have to support, even if it's not perfect.