Macbook Pro 14" with M5, 32GB RAM, 1TB HDD = $2,099.00 Framework Pro 13" DIY AMD...

aljgz · 2026-04-21T21:02:28 1776805348

Your MBP's keyboard breaks? €730[1]

Your FW's Keyboard breaks? Original price you paid, bonus: you can just buy the newest model.

You want to upgrade anything in your MBP? "You know, with how thin, lightweight and fast they are, it's physically impossible to make them user-serviceable"

On the FW? They gave you the one tool you needed when you purchased your laptop.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47822483

tredre3 · 2026-04-21T21:43:43 1776807823

CTRL+F keyboard on your link. Not found.

Why are you lying? That price is to replace the main board.

Give us the price of the Framework's mainboard if you want to compare that.

bigyabai · 2026-04-22T00:55:09 1776819309

> Why are you lying? That price is to replace the main board.

They aren't lying. Apple's OEM keyboard repair will charge you for the entire topcase assembly, which can easily crest $500.

Contrast this with Framework or Thinkpad where a keyboard replacement is $20 and 5 minutes of screw work: https://www.ebay.com/itm/286053777254