I am a Gentoo Linux user and I am wondering if buying a Framework 16 would be the right choice for me. I love the laptop’s philosophy of repairability, modularity, and upgradability, but since I also use Gentoo Linux - a Linux distro where (almost) all packages must be compiled from source code, I also need a laptop that:

- Has a decent CPU (but not necessarily state-of-the-art).

- Can handle a pretty high CPU load for hours without overheating (ie. going above 95 degrees Celsius).

I know that a water-cooled desktop would be a better choice, but I also plan on carrying the device around and using it for work. Furthermore, the only desktop I have has a pretty bad cooling system that definitely could use some upgrades/cleaning. Also, I am a university Computer Science student.

I am currently running Gentoo on a 10 year old macbook pro mid 2013 15" that my dad gave me. It has a pretty bad cooling system (that probably needs some cleaning and new thermal paste) and therefore I have to compile using only 3 threads out of 8 so that the system does not overheat. My CPU is an Intel i7-4750HQ.