Yea, my dad’s PC usually is an older PC from a previous system from someone else in the family, he doesn’t require a lot of processing power so that works fine.
I actually replaced the battery 4 times from various vendors and each only lasted 1-2 years, with aging hardware, SODIMMS and mSATA will be more expensive to replace due to the rarity and kinda not worth it.
I would think for now the USB standards will improve but no idea after 5-7 years, is there a different connector is up to anyone’s guess though.
I kinda wished they have a Magnesium Alloy chassis like the previous laptop but it really feels like plastic and less premium. If Framework continues to go with Intel, I hope by Meteor Lake we get a nicer iGPU (either a new generation of Iris XE or even Arc mobile GPUs) for some GPU intensive tasks (Intel Quicksync with AV1) would be really nice.
That being said, going against the longevity, I am waiting for some custom designs/newer parts for the Framework such as the Chromebook speakers, maybe hopefully a KVM expansion card, trackpoint and even Cherry MX switches.