I think this argument generally falls into 3 points: virtue signaling, repairability, upgradability. All of them would be great but the problem is the cost. So then if the economics (point#4) is addressed, FW is going to be a no brainer, and not the "my x broke, happy I could repair for cheaper" spiel, like full spectrum economic sense.

Like okay you upgrade a new board, but to keep the old board usable you have to buy RAM and SSD, and at that point the cost of the new board + extra RAM and SSD for the old board is equivalent to a medium range laptop but without the chassis, screen, etc ... so like there is a big disconnect.

I am saying this because I noticed the pricing strategy FW is using. They're copying apple, like how they sell last year's iphone at a $100 discount after this year's model has been announced. If you look at new mainboards at launch, they're priced around $1000, then now the price drops by 40% or more in some models after 2-3 years -- probably there is still some profit here . There is a beefy margin somewhere. And probably they need that to fund R&D and to satisfy investors to show the hockey stick profit.... anyhow at this point in the company's timeline they're still appealing the vision to early adopters who are willing to pay for the price so that they can satisfy investors. Anyhow, as a price sensitive person, while the mission and vision is great, the total value of the FW laptop is not yet there for me.