Might be worth taking a look at https://frame.work/.
Going to dive into the details now, thanks...
It's only been a week but thus far it has worked very nicely and I think ended up running me around $1,500.
We see what the future brings, but for now, seems a very solid purchase.
(Edit: as someone mentioned below, the speakers are not very good at all. This was not super important to me. If it is super important to you, you'll be let down)
I bought one. It lasted less than a year. One day I pulled it out to use it and it just stopped booting. It had been barely used up to that point. No drops or anything like that.
Support was giving me the runaround, too -- by not using info I provided them, not answering direct questions, and asking me to provide info I had already provided.
Do some research on Framework support. You'll find it is atrocious.
The idea is absolutely amazing and I hope it succeeds. The expansion cards are an AMAZING feature. The problem is that the quality bar just isn't being met, yet.
[1]: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/review-framework-lap...
It's just a bad laptop: has "hot bag" syndrome, speakers are terrible even with the upgraded kit, the hinge that turns the screen off is very temperamental.
Still no open BIOS, they've hired a “Linux guy” who is super condescending in their official forums and locks topics when he feels the heat.
Stay far away.