<story><title>18 Months with a Framework 13</title><url>https://www.projectgus.com/2024/09/18-months-with-framework-laptop/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>roland35</author><text>Last year I crunched my Framework laptop - basically bent the screen and the top shell badly enough that the screen was dead.  Luckily I was able to purchase a new top shell and screen for ~$150 and replace it myself! I also popped in another stick of RAM while I had it open.&lt;p&gt;I am not sure that level of diy servicability is even possible with any other laptop!</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>marcus_holmes</author><text>Purism. I got shipped a dud screen and they told me to open it up and check all the cables, etc.&lt;p&gt;Then the battery died and I had to replace the motherboard - they shipped me a replacement (for not much) and I did the replacement myself. Kinds fun and very simple. All the screws and fasteners are standard and obvious.</text></comment>
<story><title>18 Months with a Framework 13</title><url>https://www.projectgus.com/2024/09/18-months-with-framework-laptop/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>roland35</author><text>Last year I crunched my Framework laptop - basically bent the screen and the top shell badly enough that the screen was dead.  Luckily I was able to purchase a new top shell and screen for ~$150 and replace it myself! I also popped in another stick of RAM while I had it open.&lt;p&gt;I am not sure that level of diy servicability is even possible with any other laptop!</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>minkles</author><text>I did that with my previous MBP (2015 15&amp;quot; retina). The lid cost a lot more but was quite easy to replace. Also I&amp;#x27;ve replaced many many bits on thinkpads before for myself and other people.</text></comment>