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Re: DIY triple-screen laptop based on the framework

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Post by aliqot »

Steltek wrote: post #9
xbmcuser wrote: post #2

I like how he uses framework parts to build this. His builds at the end always look better than you expect

Actually, that frightens me. I know of another powerful, tested, and DIY friendly compact computer: the Raspberry Pi. The Pi got integrated into so many full fledged commercial products that it's lost its availability for hackers. If the Framework mainboard becomes a Super-Pi, will Framework owners be able to get the spare parts that they were counting on?

Pi became unavailable because of their business model, not because it got popular and bought out.

Re: DIY triple-screen laptop based on the framework

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Post by mbreese »

Steltek wrote: post #9
xbmcuser wrote: post #2

I like how he uses framework parts to build this. His builds at the end always look better than you expect

Actually, that frightens me. I know of another powerful, tested, and DIY friendly compact computer: the Raspberry Pi. The Pi got integrated into so many full fledged commercial products that it's lost its availability for hackers. If the Framework mainboard becomes a Super-Pi, will Framework owners be able to get the spare parts that they were counting on?

If it helps to validate the system, then it can only make the company and Framework ecosystem stronger. Supply chain issues are they types of problems that Framework would love to have. You can solve those... lack of demand is another issue entirely.

Re: DIY triple-screen laptop based on the framework

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Post by yccs27 »

hellotomyrars wrote: post #6
atdrummond wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He does address this exact concern in the video. He explains that laptops make ergonomic trade offs he isn’t amenable to it, so the whole point was to build a NON laptop.

Obviously he can build want he wants to the specifications he wants and even call it what he wants but if the purpose was to not build a laptop because he doesn’t like the form factor of a laptop why call it a laptop? It just doesn’t make sense.

I can understand it insofar that my first association with the word "laptop" is the portable computer with integrated keyboard that mostly sits on my desk. This build isn't too far from that.

Re: DIY triple-screen laptop based on the framework

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Post by mbreese »

atdrummond wrote: post #4
SiempreViernes wrote: post #3

This looks like a cool desktop computer; not sure why he labels a computer explicitly designed to not be usable in your lap a "laptop".

He does address this exact concern in the video. He explains that laptops make ergonomic trade offs he isn’t amenable to it, so the whole point was to build a NON laptop.

I thought it wasn't an effort to make a NON laptop, but rather to try to redefine what a laptop should be. Instead of having small computers that we can use while it is sitting on our laps, we should have a portable computer that is more comfortable to use.

Take the part of the laptop that's good (the portability) and adapt it to be something that is even better.

We can quibble with if this is a "true" laptop later...

Re: DIY triple-screen laptop based on the framework

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Post by Timshel »

SiempreViernes wrote: post #3

This looks like a cool desktop computer; not sure why he labels a computer explicitly designed to not be usable in your lap a "laptop".

I can't find any-other term to describe a battery powered transportable computer with any SEO relevance. Can you ?

Re: DIY triple-screen laptop based on the framework

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Post by whazor »

unwind wrote: post #5
atdrummond wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He does address this exact concern in the video. He explains that laptops make ergonomic trade offs he isn’t amenable to it, so the whole point was to build a NON laptop.

Well. sure, but obviously still keeping the name "laptop" in the video title is, as always on the good old 'Tube, clickbait. It's not, uh, intellectually honest to say "here's how to build a triple-screen laptop!" and then follow that up with "oh, btw, don't use laptops, desktop computers are better for you, see?". All that said, I did enjoy the build and it's really cool to see both Framework parts being used as wel…

The current YT title “Triple-Screen Laptop DONE RIGHT” is still defendable, as it means doing the whole concept of 'Triple-Screen Laptop' in a way it is useful. I think the biggest issue is the current title on Hacker News: “DIY triple-screen laptop based on the framework”, as it is clearly not a laptop.

Re: DIY triple-screen laptop based on the framework

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Post by mixedCase »

VectorLock wrote: post #8

Framework should sell a fully integrated portable like this. I bet this would be popular with Framework's target market.

They can't even afford to have mass production for 15/16 inch laptops, I don't believe such a niche target is within their realm of possibility.

Re: DIY triple-screen laptop based on the framework

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Post by yccs27 »

vHMtsdf wrote: post #10
SiempreViernes wrote: post #3

This looks like a cool desktop computer; not sure why he labels a computer explicitly designed to not be usable in your lap a "laptop".

My "laptop" only gets used on desks and my "desktop" sits under my table. Go figure.. He calls it a laptop since Framework calls its computers "laptops" and the whole setup is battery powered.

This build also folds down and has an integrated keyboard like a normal laptop.
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