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Framework Raises $18M Series A

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Re: Framework Raises $18M Series A

#11
> We’re not ready to share what the next products are just yet, but this funding unlocks categories even more ambitious than our first one. We have a detailed plan in place for the next two years and napkin sketch ideas going out a couple of decades.

It'll be really interesting to see where they go next. Given that they're already in computer and custom board space, I'd make a guess that it's going to be routers - similarly embedded devices and they'd make a great option for replaceable parts (i.e. WiFi, connection options etc).

Re: Framework Raises $18M Series A

#13

Anyone have any good independent reviews of the laptop to recommend?

Always check notebookcheck.net for the thorough reviews. They test everything meticulously, up to the build quality, monitor (brightness + color + response time), heat dissipation, noise, battery life, etc. These are probably much more important than raw CPU/GPU/RAM, as raw hardware specs are kinda similar around the same category of laptops.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Framework-Laptop-13-5-Review-I...

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The first time I set eyes on their modular port tech, I knew this company was going places. I have a Lenovo X1 Carbon but I think my next laptop will be a framework if I continue to hear good things. Any statements on quality since people have had them for a bit now?

Love mine. Been my favorite laptop ever. Haven't touched my Macbook since (but I never enjoyed MacOS so that wasn't hard).

Re: Framework Raises $18M Series A

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Edited: We've posted in the February Who's Hiring thread too: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30165535

It’s always a shame such cool positions are US only. Would love to find some of these kind of companies in the EU (or more US positions that more easily allow non-US workers)

Re: Framework Raises $18M Series A

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It would be amazing if they could also sell repairable household electrical goods like washing machine, dishwasher, etc - in the future.

These are plagued by planed obsolescence. I would totally pay for repairable ones even with a premium. Imagine a dishwasher that you can hack and program yourself :D

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Is this the company that re-invented the PCMCIA slot, but completely proprietary?

A USB-C slot with publicly-available and open-source CAD and specs on GitHub (https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/ExpansionCards) is basically the least proprietary format ever created.
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