The mainboard cost as much as a new laptop.

https://frame.work/products/mainboard-amd-ai300?v=FRANTE0009

AMD Ryzen™ AI 300 Series - Ryzen™ AI 9 HX 370

1000$

https://www.newegg.com/asus-vivobook-s14-14-0-non-touch-scre...

ASUS Vivobook S14 Laptop, Copilot+ PC AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 32GB RAM 1TB SSD

1000$.

The pricing just isn't competitive imo. Plus PC laptops go on sale pretty often.

Except for Framework.

The issue IMO is a lack of scale. If Dell did this they could probably offer cheaper parts.

Plus the warranty options drive the price up, I can add a 200$ warranty on the above Asus and get 3 years.

1200$ vs 2000$ on the Amd 370 framework.

That said, I want Framework to succeed. It's good for the industry. It doesn't mean I'm personally ready to make the investment.