Well… with that you’ll hit a hardware limit even the modularity of the FW16 can’t address…
Only kind of, with the dgpu you should have enough display-controllers (4+4) but you still only got 3 expansion card slots and the one usb-c port on the dgpu as outputs so there would need to be mst hubs somewhere.
There is also always display-link, for a forth or fifth screen that could be ok.
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I have 6 screens with 2x2 Displaylink → Displayport adapters. For browsers and office documents it’s perfect. My main screen is connected to the USB-C port on the AMD 7700S
For me the upgrade-ability is why I really like the FW16. I’d really like a better GPU but I don’t have to buy a whole new laptop when I do. I like that I can customize my ports and get a num pad which is a close second to why I like it. I usually take pretty good care of my stuff so I likely won’t need to repair anything in this laptop. So that’s a nice to have but not a big selling feature for me. I think these are what makes Framework great. The fact that these components can be easily swapped out has multiple use cases. Some people buy it for customization, some for the repair-ability, some for the upgrades. The modularity of this laptop allows for all of that and that is valuable to people.
As for the Osborne effect: I believe Framework isn’t setting itself up for failure. They’ve been pretty tight lipped on what they’re coming out with next and anything they have mentioned they’ve had ready. They haven’t even officially confirmed (as far as I know) the release of the dual m.2 expansion even though we know they’re working on it as seen in a video released by LTT. This, however doesn’t prevent people from waiting for the next new thing. I’m sure there are some people waiting for a more powerful GPU (I know I want one), but we don’t know when that’ll happen.
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