Absence of Xeon with ECC support is a pity.
The Framework Laptop is now shipping
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#532If you guys could just happen to make laptops that are relatively easy to put hackintosh onto, that would be awesome
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#533Earlier quoted context omitted.
This reminds me of the day I dropped my new HTC One M8 into water. I grabbed it out within a second. The screen was still on and seemed functional, but rather quickly it started behaving erratically. The little motor that handles vibrate was constantly running. The device was getting hot. I couldn't power it off. The battery couldn't be removed. In fact, the entire case was sealed shut so I couldn't even expose the i…
New phones are water proof now which is something that modularity generally doesn’t allow.
My Samsung Galaxy S5 is waterproof, yet the back case pops right off by using a fingernail. Replaceable battery, too.
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#534Earlier quoted context omitted.
Supporting tons of slightly different configurations is an impediment to efficient operations though. There’s some logic to doing things that way.
Unfortunately, more often than not, the logic behind it is market segmentation, not technical or operational efficiency
I'm not sure which is the main thing and which is the pleasant side effect but I have to imagine both considerations enter their minds.
Re: The Framework Laptop is now shipping
#535This device is seriously the answer to all my laptop problems. I really like the form factor of the XPS 13, but now I'm stuck with the complete inability to upgrade RAM. In what universe is that normal? Then I accidentally nuked the USB-C ports on the left side when it got wet, and now I'm left with a single port for everything, including charging. What!? Why? I tore the entire thing apart and there's just no way to…
> In what universe is that normal? In a universe where you want high-performance energy efficient RAM. Premium ultracompact laptops have long moved to LPDDR which is both faster and consumes significantly less energy than regular modular DDR. And LPDDR does not come in DIMMs. And then you have Apple who are using custom package technology with custom RAM chips to cut down RAM power consumption to under one watt activ…
Then make the CPU+RAM user-replaceable.
Where there's a will there's a way. The problem is there's no will.
Re: The Framework Laptop is now shipping
#536Hi Nirav, exciting times ahead! Key highlights I'd like to point out is that you nailed the screen specs (3:2 and brightness) as well as the 1080p camera which is something that has always annoyed me. Do you have a timeline of how long you expect to keep the mainboard design replaceable with this frame? I'd personally love to see an AMD chip in there over Intel but this is right up there for my next laptop purchase (…
Thanks! We aren't able to announce anything yet, but we have certainly designed for being able to support different CPU platforms, and for folks to switch between them by upgrading just the mainboard or the mainboard+memory.
I would buy this yesterday if you could make a Ryzen 7 version. I'm not buying Intel shit any longer.
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#537Earlier quoted context omitted.
There are companies who's livelihood is replacing a 4 cylinder engine in an MX-5 with an LS V8.
Yeah, but we were talking about "user upgradeable" here. Even my local dealer won't upgrade engines and most car owners have no idea how to change their oil or a tyre, let alone perform engine transplants. One-off custom cars are a different thing same how there are YouTubers putting headphone jacks in their iPhones or upgrading the soldered VRAM of their Nvidia graphics cards.
> most car owners have no idea how to change their [..] tyre
Is this a regional thing? In Germany changing a tire is part of the "theory" classes. It's also fairly straightforward.
Changing oil on the other hand is illegal except in places with special drainage systems (like gas stations) because of the risk of environmental damage from spills, so it's not generally something you can do yourself. This restriction also goes for washing your car I think but some gas stations have places where you can wash your car if you don't want to use a car wash.
Re: The Framework Laptop is now shipping
#538This device is seriously the answer to all my laptop problems. I really like the form factor of the XPS 13, but now I'm stuck with the complete inability to upgrade RAM. In what universe is that normal? Then I accidentally nuked the USB-C ports on the left side when it got wet, and now I'm left with a single port for everything, including charging. What!? Why? I tore the entire thing apart and there's just no way to…
XPS13 here also, I love everything about it except my fingers have totally chewed through the keyboard and the keys are all popping off all the time now. you can't get replacement keys, I've tried ordering from those scammy places and what they send you is not exactly the right fit.
broken keyboards / trackpads is why i keep having to throw out laptops and get new ones. so I am very interested in this laptop if they are actually going to make working keyboards / keys / trackpad replacements available.
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#539Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is it any worse than having 0.75 of a hand grenade on your lap? If it starts to smoke, you throw it away all the same. Besides, this capacity is standard in larger laptops, but not in smaller ones for some strange reason.
> If it starts to smoke, you throw it away all the same. No. If it starts to smoke, you commit & push --force, then you throw it away.
You can save a couple seconds with git-fire.
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#540I wish they had a transparent or even translucent option for the case. I think that that level of honesty, where a company can show off the internals of a product with confidence, is very much missed.
Plus, considering the complexity of the hardware, it would look amazing with a transparent case. It'd be almost like swiss watch.