@feesh I do value battery highly, and also having a touchscreen (which for some unfathomable reason I was convinced was an option with the Framework), and unusually a matte touchscreen at that, so I am currently leaning towards the Thinkpad, but I still think most of the points you make are excellent and important to keep in mind, definitely not for naught.
Among the things you mention, I really don’t care much about webcam quality (the less I am seen, the better!) and find the Ctrl / Fn position a non-issue as they can be swapped if required.
Your point about resolution is noted: I currently have 1920x1080 on 12", and while I can only “see the pixel” if I look from quite close, it’s very obviously not as sharp as my phone. Bringing it to 14" may start to look uncomfortable, and while 2256x1504 is not a resolution I’m familiar with, it seems like a good match for a 14" screen, without going to 4K with its own issues (battery and scaling).
I had read on Notebookcheck that the X1 had some throttling/thermal problems that have now been “solved” by making the CPU/GPU run slower basically, so that’s disappointing but it’s useful to know that you also found these issues.
By the way, your review says you bought RAM and SSD for the Framework from Amazon. Would you recommend that over buying it with the laptop? Due to price, better options, easier warranty, or what reasons?
One thing you mention in your Framework review is “Minimum brightness is noticeably brighter than the X1, and about the same as the Lat. The dimness on the X1 is something I’ll miss for nighttime use”. I need very low brightness, as sometimes I suffer from migraine or other light sensitivity and I use the computer at night a lot. My current computer, with Linux, goes down to virtually zero brightness (it has actually increased in recent versions of Linux, because it used to actually be zero, which was not convenient when you set it to zero by mistake!). Do you think, or does Framework think, this is something that could be obviated in future firmwares or with Linux settings? An overly bright minimum brightness could really ruin things for me.
All in all though, interesting reviews, I’ll show them to other people interested in the Framework. Do you happen to have a review on your Latitude too, although my understanding is it’s no longer available, but if nothing else, you seem to like the keyboard better…?