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Julian Hoferju@chaos.social
Oct 30, 2026, 8:24 AM
Forgot to post the link: https://www.404media.co/manifestos-fear-and-loser-thinking-inside-protons-ai-reckoning/
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Ian Wagnerianthetechie@fosstodon.org
Oct 30, 2026, 9:35 AM
@ju at least @mntmn seems alright ;) Part of the reason my next laptop will be an MNT, not a framework.
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Julian Hoferju@chaos.social
Oct 30, 2026, 11:08 AM
@ianthetechie @mntmn have you tried one? Would ofc be awesome if they similarly good as a framework laptop
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Lucie / minutemntmn@mastodon.social
Oct 30, 2026, 11:53 AM
@ju @ianthetechie maybe interesting for you, demo of GNOME and apps on QCS8550 MNT Reform Next https://youtu.be/2fM8e0roZGU
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Julian Hoferju@chaos.social
Oct 30, 2026, 2:05 PM
@mntmn @ianthetechie 👀
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Ian Wagnerianthetechie@fosstodon.org
Oct 30, 2026, 1:26 PM
@ju @mntmn i haven’t personally tried one. I would be surprised if there are more than 2 models in the country I live in 😅
But unlike Framework it’s actually open hardware and I’d rather support a company that’s pushing this, building with ARM chips, etc.
I know a few people with Frameworks and the reviews are very mixed. MNT certainly isn’t going to be as polished as a MacBook either but they’ve got a great mission, community, and seem to me to be what Framework should have been.
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Julian Hoferju@chaos.social
Oct 30, 2026, 1:32 PM
@ianthetechie @mntmn can you elaborate what is more open there?
I own a Framework and the machine is great. Also the reviews I've seen of the latest edition are even more promising
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Ian Wagnerianthetechie@fosstodon.org
Oct 30, 2026, 1:50 PM
@ju @mntmn several of the other owners I know said the build quality on the non pro models was very flimsy. One had a lot of issues with the display connection and had to fix it himself. Another has constant issues with the USB and HDMI modules being flaky due to what seemed to be build quality issues with the plug cable modules.
As far as openness, Framework doesn’t publish CAD designs, and doesn’t publish full schematics (mostly due to the x86 ecosystem being so proprietary IIRC).
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Ian Wagnerianthetechie@fosstodon.org
Oct 30, 2026, 1:53 PM
@ju @mntmn the new Pro looked more promising but I don’t know anyone with one yet and Framework doesn’t ship a lot of places and isn’t likely to ever do something quite like this so I decided it was time to try something a bit different ;) I’ll let you know how it works out once I get it 😂
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Julian Hoferju@chaos.social
Oct 30, 2026, 2:07 PM
@ianthetechie @mntmn please do!
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