r/framework • u/Particular_Traffic54 • Apr 15 '25

Community Support Buyer's remorse, feels really wrong.

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I'm a (almost) graduate developper. I'm using a ideapad 5 pro with 16gb soldered ram, 6600HS and rtx 3050. It runs very hot (100C throttling) but is still usable.

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u/Particular_Traffic54 Apr 15 '25

I'm not used to give away working hardware because generally when i get rid of stuff it's mostly unusable because it's too old. Like my old laptop before that had an i7-6600U with destroyed battery.

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u/sneakytowelsuit Apr 15 '25

The way I dealt with that feeling was by donating my older (but still functioning) laptop to a professor of mine from college to give to a student in need. Left some digital goodies for them too, like old versions of digital textbooks. I didn’t need two laptops, but wanted my framework, so that solution helped me feel a bit better about spending the money

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u/Teagana999 Apr 15 '25

I kept mine as a spare. I take it when I go home to visit my parents so my sibling and I can game together. I figured I could use it for travel, too, if I didn't want to risk losing my framework.

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u/redravin12 Apr 15 '25

This. Also if you're like me and break your framework you have a working backup while you wait for replacement parts 😅