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>The advantage is having the pack weight closer to your torso, so any thing other than walking over perfectly even retain doesn’t beat you down via inertia.
This, basically. Internal frames are for weaklings without core muscles, or for when you need to walk on steep, slippery mountainsides a lot.
Their main downside is that they make you sweat more and will rub you sore if they don't fit perfectly (and they're a lot harder to fit right than an exoframe). On bad designs, where the straps don't slot through the bag to attach directly to the frame, they're also weaker. But there's many bags that don't have that problem.

Personally, I wouldn't spend money on an internal frame. But then again, I currently own three alice frames, and 9 bags for them (yes, alicefag expanded his collection - got my hands on an entire set of KSK-issue bags, and now I can haul an entire beehive on my back).

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