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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 nrp »

skybrian wrote: post #4
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.

Google is committed to a minimum of 8 years of security updates. We don't have currently have official support for other OS's, but there is an active community of people bringing other OS's to Chromebooks.

Re: The Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition

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Post by michael_j_ward »

nrp wrote: post #2

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

I'm very interested in the contours of this relationship with Google.

- What kind of commitments did each party make to each other?

- Did Google request anything of Framework? What requests did Framework agree to? Which did they deny?

- What differentiates this product from the normal offering?

Re: The Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition

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Post by nrp »

bostonvaulter2 wrote: post #12
nrp wrote: post #2

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

What components from the main Framework laptop are compatible with this version? i.e. keyboard/display

We have compatibility filters in the Marketplace to indicate what is compatible. Technically, every module is compatible, but some will turn it into not a Chromebook. For example, you can drop a regular Framework Laptop Mainboard or Input Cover into it.

Keeping it as a Chromebook with ChromeOS, there are specific firmwares required for the Touchpad and Webcam that required us to create variants. The Fingerprint Module we have is also not compatible with ChromeOS.

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