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Framework proved repairable laptops can work, but almost nobody is willing to buy one
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this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2026
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Yes, pretend it's something wrong with the right idea (a repairable /upgradable device) and not the fact that America took a giant, wet trump all over the entire economy and a combo meal at mcdonalds is $16 with a small, non-refillabke drink and everything else is exponentially fucked from there.
Give us a reasonable pre-trump PC market, with this being a slight premium above that, do projections to normalize cost of ownership over say 10 years and it would grow. But we live here, so no.
You think trump caused, or even had anything to do with current pc prices? 🤣
Tariffs made many things more expensive for consumers including computers and parts, yes.
Tariffs have nothing to do with it, clearly, when countries other than the US have the same prices and issues with RAM and other pc parts.
So when I work with the procurement department to make accurate cost estimates based on tariffs, specifically, that's just a hallucination. Good thing I have Internet trolls to snap me out of it.
Tariffs on RAM and semiconductors haven’t even started yet you turkey lol.
As I said, RAM prices have exploded all over the world. Trumps tariffs don’t affect other countries. They exploded BEFORE any tariffs were announced. The announced tariffs haven’t even begun being enforced yet lol
Bullshit. There's been 20-25% tarrifs on ALL goods from China, Mexico, and Canada.
There have not. Google it. Google tariffs on ram.
One of the ram manufacturers is in America btw.
It's NOT just ram, even though that is the major contributor currently, and American companies still buy shit that is tarrifed. It all gets passed down. I design PCBs and buy electronics/parts/computers/network infrastructure for a living. It's been a constant issue. So anyway, good times, by forever.