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why do they always choose the Air and not a laptop that also has active cooling like the Framework.

I want framework to succeed because i like the idea of modularity but c'mon, go against a MacBook Pro at least.

There's no good direct comparison that checks all the boxes of fairness while being something that makes much sense to order for the given products. If you go against a MacBook Pro to make the cooling type even then you've pretty much excluded comparing to any typical Framework build combo unless you're willing to compare to an absolutely anemic version of the Pro at a still likely higher cost. There will be some things each wins/loses on but, in the end, it doesn't make sense to get that version of the Pro anyways as the Pro really only starts to make balanced sense at the $2000 and up mark, right after where the Framework upgrades stop making sense.

One comparison that would involve the Pro is "best hardware I can buy regardless of the cost" but not many people ask that question and the answer is either going to be an obvious "a high end Pro" or "Framework because I need Linux and the M3 hardware isn't the best for that".

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