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Image description: Image shows batches 1, 2 and 3 sold out for the Ryzen 7 7840HS which costs $1,399.

For now both DIY and prebuild edition (all configurations) are in batch 4 which ships in late Q4 2023.

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[–] MisterD@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago (5 children)

If you find the Linus tech tips video on Linus's investment in the company, you might see why. Very interesting!

[–] TechnoBabble@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I thought it was insane that they take apart a fully built laptop to sell the diy version.

It's way more work for Framework, but they charge less for the diy model.

I wonder if user comfort with modifying internals on the diy model creates more sales in the long run, because customers can visualize what they'd be doing when installing an upgrade.

[–] AgentOrange@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That definitely seemed the like the most jank part of their production line. You'd hope they come up with a fix for that. I wouldn't be surprised if a significant portion of their sales are DIY, so getting that right has to be pretty important.

[–] AstroTechie@lemdro.id 2 points 1 year ago

DIY or not they still need to test the laptop fully assembled before shipping so I don't see a way around that.

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