Looks like my old ThinkPad T480 has or is finally dying. Anyone have strong feelings about a #Linux native replacement?
I have been leaning towards a Framework because I like their philosophy, but I have heard System76 makes some nice machines as well.
I guess now is also the time to think about stuff that is built to run LLMs locally?
@pganssle I think about that Framework Desktop quite a bit because of the unified bus + 128G of RAM at 1/3 the price or more of the Mac Studio of the same specs. That's obviously not a ThinkPad in terms of portability, but I think about this machine a lot.
@pganssle I know a dozen friends with Frameworks who seem to like them. They had a stability issue with one model (2 models ago?) but I think that's been worked out. I probably love the format more than the machines themselves, but I'm on Mac with no plans of switching.
I think anyone coming from a ThinkPad might have firm opinions about keyboards and the feel though that's worth considering before getting a Framework.