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Framework 3:2 screen is a dealbreaker for me though... I'm not a coder so it doesnt benefit me at all
believe me: once you have it, you won't go back. that extra height also gives the laptop more space for a bigger touchpad, which is also great.
I have tiny hands. Never thought about needing a bigger touchpad
that gba emulation though...
I respect that. I do code occasionally and I was only interested in 16:10 or squarer for a laptop. I was very concerned about the high dpi but it has been fine for me.
Ideally I wanted a 14" 16:10 (ideally 1920x1200 so I didn't need fractional scaling) with a high refresh rate and integrated amd graphics but the expandability and ability to maintain the system myself in a fairly remote area sold me on the compromise and I don't regret it but it wasn't my ideal laptop.
Expanding a custom product line is very expensive and will take time compared with slapping a badge on generic machines. The 16" framework with 16:10 aspect and 165hz refresh is going to expand Framwork's customer base a lot but my ideal is a system that falls in-between the two.
Without an equivalent to the Framework marketplace or a local presence I don't see myself ever buying a system76 despite looking at them regularly since they started. I bought an ASUS z35fm in 2007 based on what I think was their Darter at the time. They had 16 years to convert me to a sale and it took Framework a year with a better business model.