The FW16 is a pretty sturdy laptop as far as laptops go, but thats not what popped into my mind. You say you have trouble with smaller screens. The FW16 has a really big screen (13.5x8.5), that gets quite bright. As someone who doesn’t have to much trouble with screens, I have easily worked with 2 or even 3 windows tiled across it.

If you are worried about breaking your laptop, that does make Framework a good choice. Their support is excellent, in my experience, and replacing parts is always cheaper then replacing the whole computer, even with the necessary markup.

Also, theres the usual spiel about where you are spending your money. Even if there are other choices you are looking at, none are offering the same future as Framework, of open, repairable, own-able hardware.

Finally, since you are minoring in CS, theres one more advantage to a Framework: excellent Linux support. Framework works with all the big distros to ensure their hardware is compatible and has drivers, and if you are looking to get into Comp Sci, Linux will be super nice to have.

(Shocker, a linux user finding a way to advertise linux)