I was excited at first, but the price still seems a bit high for both the factory seconds displays and the performance drop from older hardware. Too bad about the lack of i5 boards, that would've probably helped.
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Seems like a deal to me.
I've got a WiFi card and an 500GB NVMe both sitting in a drawer doing nothing. All I'd have to do is pick up new RAM and 4 adapters.
Would make a great little Linux laptop random web surfing, etc.
I just ordered because of this. I have extra ram and storage. I have a wifi card available but wanted the wifi 6 option available. Super excited because I've been wanting a framework for some time
/u/SchighSchagh -- Look! Your wish has come true!
Imma try to do the math:
| i7-1165G7, B-stock | $639 |
|---|---|
| 2 USB-C and 2 USB-A cards | $36 |
| 16GB Crucial 3200MHz RAM (2 8GB sticks) | $43 |
| 512GB FireCuda 520 | $35 (heavily discounted on pcpartpicker.com) |
| Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 No vPro | $10 |
| Total cost | $763 |
| Cost if adding Windows 11 Home | $902 |
You can get legal copies of Windows 11 Home edition for $25. They're usually OEM keys that were never used and are now being re-sold. To the best of my knowledge, these are perfectly legal.
But don't they violate Microsoft's terms of service?
This is exciting!! I know what I'll be watching out for!
Also, found a typo:
Ships within five business.
I'm hoping they ship sooner rather than later