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The Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition

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Re: The Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition

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Post by skybrian »

nrp wrote: post #2

I'm happy to answer questions anyone has on this product!

How long will Google support ChromeOS on this machine? What alternative OSes will it run?

Edit: the article says “receives automatic updates for up to eight years” but an upper bound isn’t so helpful here.

Re: The Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition

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Post by smcn »

ospzfmbbzr wrote: post #5

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I may be misunderstanding, but in what way is this not DIY?

> Memory and storage are socketed, enabling you to load up whenever you’d like. The pre-built configuration comes with 8GB of DDR4 and 256GB NVMe storage and can be upgraded to up to 64GB of DDR4 and 1TB of NVMe storage. You can also use 250GB and 1TB Storage Expansion Cards to extend your space.

This article also says that it's upgradeable and customizable: https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/21/23363862/framework-laptop...

Re: The Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition

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Post by nrp »

ex3ndr wrote: post #3
nrp wrote: post #2

I'm happy to answer questions anyone has on this product!

What’s the difference from original?

ChromeOS! Specifically, the Mainboard is custom-designed for ChromeOS. This means it uses coreboot instead of a proprietary BIOS and has Google's Titan C security chip.

There are some other smaller differences. To keep the cost down, the top cover is aluminum-formed instead of CNCed, for compatibility reasons we weren't able to bring our fingerprint module in, and we were able to improve both audio quality and speaker loudness with an improved audio CODEC and louder transducers.

Re: The Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition

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Post by zeta0134 »

nrp wrote: post #2

I'm happy to answer questions anyone has on this product!

Traditional chromebooks are fairly locked down, and make it difficult (and scary) to install an alternate operating system alongside ChromeOS, for users that want a bit more power. What is the situation like on the Framework edition? How open is the bootloader, and how tricky is it to enter (and stay in) developer mode?
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