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Framework Laptop 13 Pro: Major Upgrades and Linux Front and Center

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Re: Framework Laptop 13 Pro: Major Upgrades and Linux Front and Center

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Everything I run on servers I also run on my laptop. Occasionally I get crashes or corruption because of the lack of ECC memory. I'd also like to be able to swap parts between a modular laptop and a home/small-office server, but again - I want ECC. If framework had a model with ECC I'd be all in!

Couldn’t you just… get a framework without RAM and buy ECC memory separately?

No, ECC requires additional signal lines and processor + chipset support.

Re: Framework Laptop 13 Pro: Major Upgrades and Linux Front and Center

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are already 3rd party boards with ARM chips

Just want to add: Also there are multiple riscv boards but I'd want to caution the casual readers: I believe both the ARM and riscv boards suffer from very high power draw so you'll get poor battery life using them as laptops. They would only be worth it for people that have reasons to be running arm/riscv, but for the general consumer you are definitely going to want the x86 boards.

This is probably only a matter of proper device tree, at least for the ARM.

Re: Framework Laptop 13 Pro: Major Upgrades and Linux Front and Center

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I'd love to buy, but I have no other choice than a ThinkPad. - ECC - trackpoint + 3 buttons, even better without touchpad It can be bigger. I don't care about the weight.

ThinkPads support ECC? I am seriously surprised to hear that. I see that P16 Gen2 does, at least. Wow.

Re: Framework Laptop 13 Pro: Major Upgrades and Linux Front and Center

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Couldn’t you just… get a framework without RAM and buy ECC memory separately?

No, ECC requires additional signal lines and processor + chipset support.

Ah, yea, I had gotten myself confused with on-die ECC and actual real ECC. Very frustrating.
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