This exactly. I have a Reform (writing this post from it) and love the fact that I have the schematics and source for my computer so I can repair it when the time comes. I’m willing to give up some performance in exchange for that if that’s what it takes. When I was looking for a laptop for my wife, Framework was my top recommendation because it’s still much more open and repairable than the vast majority of laptops but doesn’t make some of the more extreme compromises that the Reform did.
Sort of. There was a new firmware for the system controller released after that video that improved battery consumption considerably, but didn’t completely fix the problem. There are new battery boards being tested with a low-voltage cutoff that should be available later this year.