As opposed to what though? Buying a Dell and not having the parts available for purchase at all? Or at best spending hours to track down the correct parts number you need and finding it on eBay?
Framework seems to be on pretty solid footing, you're overthink it.
The part models are open source so theoretically you could 3d print plus solder some electronics to make one. I've heard of people doing that to make usb ports that also have wireless mouse dongles integrated so they don't use up a port. I've never tried Pop OS on mine (I could temporarily dual boot mine to let you know if stuff works but I'm guessing someone who dailys it or has at least tried it will respond later) but typically unsupported/community supported distros work except for the fingerprint reader and minor bugs. I daily fedora which has been mostly fine with a slight issue that turned out to be a kernel bug that had nothing to do with framework and (I think) is patched now.
I just bought the stuff to build one of those with an integrated dongle. Going with a Logitech unifying receiver. I don't have anything Bolt™ capable yet. Though maybe there's room in there for both. Future proofing?
Edit: apparently, according to a 3 year old post, you can't use both receivers simultaneously. What a load of crap.
It's a valid concern but I think they've proven that they have a sustainable business model.
All modules are open source and there are 3rd party versions already. They also provide all schematics to repair shops.
They appear to be doing quite well. I’d own one if I daily-drove Linux on the desktop but I’m a Mac guy.
Check out the Creators and Developers section of the Framework Community page for examples of what people have made.
I made a dual USB port because I needed one more port than the laptop had. An adaptor would have been adequate, but I like this solution more.
I haven't tried PopOS, but Linux Mint runs flawlessly even though it's only community supported. This community post about PopOS indicates that it may work, but it's more trouble than it's worth. I would not recommend buying a Framework Laptop if you really need PopOS. If you're happy trying a few different distros or picking one that's officially supported, then a Framework laptop is the only laptop I'd recommend.
I've bought 4 Framework laptops so far, and all of them are running flawlessly. I'm actually slightly disappointed that I haven't been able to test the repairability of them yet.
Thank you. I think seeing what you were able to do with that module helps significantly. Along with other folks feedback I've gone ahead and ordered a framework 13 for my wife. Now need to poke at fedora and see if I want her on that distro or something else I'm more comfortable supporting.
Cheers!