According to the CEO in the LTT video about this thing it was a design choice made by AMD because otherwise they cannot get the ram speed they advertise.
That chip is one-of-a-kind. Most people and I are getting that PC just because of that chip and the price (the price is very reasonable). Without it that PC is not worth it at all.
Suppose the counter is that the market is chock full of modular options to build a system without framework.
In the laptop space, it’s their unique hook in a market that is otherwise devoid of modularity. In the desktop space, even the mini itx space, framework doesn’t really need to be serving that modularity requirement since it is so well served already. It might make it so I’m likely to ignore it completely, but I’m not going to be super bothered when I have so many other options
According to the CEO in the LTT video about this thing it was a design choice made by AMD because otherwise they cannot get the ram speed they advertise.
Which is fine, but there was no obligation for Framework to use that chip either.
That chip is one-of-a-kind. Most people and I are getting that PC just because of that chip and the price (the price is very reasonable). Without it that PC is not worth it at all.
In the same video it’s pointed out that this product wouldn’t exist at all without the AMD chip. It’s literally built around it.
Suppose the counter is that the market is chock full of modular options to build a system without framework.
In the laptop space, it’s their unique hook in a market that is otherwise devoid of modularity. In the desktop space, even the mini itx space, framework doesn’t really need to be serving that modularity requirement since it is so well served already. It might make it so I’m likely to ignore it completely, but I’m not going to be super bothered when I have so many other options