Framework has always been appealing to me as a Mac competitor

If I could choose only 1 criterium to select a laptop, it's the quality of the trackpad. So far, I haven't tried anything that comes close to a Macbook.

> So far, I haven't tried anything that comes close to a Macbook.

The trackpad on Apple's newest iPad Pro keyboard case is excellent.

Downside: whenever you go back to your Macbook you'll try poking the screen a lot.

*criterion. criterium is not even a typo, it’s an actual word but it doesn’t mean what you think it means, unless you’re planning to use your laptop while bicycling.

As a Belgian, I’m very familiar with cycling criteriums, but we use the same word for both! :-)

Same, but they are a bit expensive. I assume if TFA put himself through the pain of a Chromebook in the first place, it’s because cost was a significant factor.

Even if you can afford a more expensive laptop, there's just something about knowing you can hit Best buy and just grab a $300 laptop and be back at it, if anything happens to your laptop while you're out and about in the world.