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> $1032 > It's cheap enough that I don't worry about it getting lost or stolen. Not sure if this is impressive or reckless, but either way it doesn’t apply to
by samtheprogram 4y ago
> $1032
> It's cheap enough that I don't worry about it getting lost or stolen.
Not sure if this is impressive or reckless, but either way it doesn’t apply to most people.
- dannyw 4y agoI mean if you're making 150k a year as a SWE, losing your laptop isn't a big deal.
- oldandboring 4y ago
- secludedrelish 4y agoAs long as you have backups
- usefulcat 4y agoEven if you knew that it would never get stolen the SSD could still die unexpectedly. Or any number of other problems.
- asadlionpk 4y agoHaving anything local is reckless at this point imo. There are so many mainstream backup options at different price ranges/free!
- ChuckNorris89 4y agoAnd the worldwide percentage of laptop users and devs that make 150k is how much?
- nly 4y agoSpending 1% of your net annual salary on a laptop still strikes me as a large purchase.
- jkepler 4y agoWhat if one only buys a laptop once every three or four years? Then it would be 1/3 or 1/4 of a percent of annual salary.
- bryanrasmussen 4y agoIt would probably be tax deductible, depending of course on variables not discussed yet.
- boterock 4y agoThere is a world out there where people pay 15~20% of their annual income to buy a computer seen under a different lens: you think that an effort a person does over 3.65 days to afford a computer is expensive, while many people would have to accumulate the effort of 73 days to afford it.
- ip26 4y agoA large purchase- but perhaps just small enough you can agree with yourself to let go of worry. Perpetual anxiety about theft is no way to live.
- viraptor 4y agoYou're buying a tool for your work, it will last at least 2 years, and as a developer you have almost no ongoing costs or required consumables. Comparing to many other kinds of jobs, 1% per year for equipment is nothing. If it makes your job more comfortable or faster, thinking too much to decide between 0-2% of your annual salary seems counterproductive.
- kjellsbells 4y agolarge: yes, justifiable: very possibly. I think of a laptop in the same way as a chef's knife: it needs to be an extension of your being when you are in the zone, and good tools do that. Ive had near-religious experiences woodworking with good tools and other craft types tell me they have too. for such a tool, 1% is nothing.
- dkarl 4y agoMaybe it sounds better if you look at it this way: if every Framework laptop you buy gets stolen halfway through its useful lifetime, it's still cheaper than owning Macbook Pros.
- Rerarom 4y agoI would never even consider buying an Apple product due to the price.
- oldandboring 4y ago
- samtheprogram 4y agoA MacBook Pro starts at $1299 with a significantly faster processor. You can’t upgrade a MacBook Pro, but if your laptop is getting stolen half way through it’s lifetime, you’re probably not upgrading it. So not really.
- ChuckNorris89 4y agoIn the US maybe. In other countries Macs are quite a bit more expensive. And your customer support and service experience could be worse than in the US.
- hug 4y agoYou can’t buy a Framework device in most countries, so that’s a little moot. Can you tell I’m a tiny bit bitter, as an Australian? :)
- synicalx 4y agoYou might not be able to get a Framework here (yet), but ebay is FULL of ex-business Thinkpads that are almost as easy to refurb and cost <$500. Hell a lot of them are new enough that you can still get genuine parts for them direct from Lenovo.
- samyok 4y agoIf he's buying one for an employee he probably bought it on the company dime.
- dehrmann 4y agoMy phone costs way more than that.
- Yenrabbit 4y agoIt depends where you live! I've lost laptops to guys with knives, guys with guns, mysterious cat burglars... hence my preference for easily replaceable ~$500 used Thinkpads.