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Re: The Frame.work Marketplace Opened

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Post by fulafel »

Aren't the expansion modules all just things that are standard ports and storage options on normal laptops? Would be cool if they offered something a little specialized. But of course if the current setup lets them offer the base laptop with less ports at a reduced price compared to a less modular laptop with more standard ports, it could be a win too.

Re: The Frame.work Marketplace Opened

#14

Post by stormbrew »

alshel wrote: post #9
stormbrew wrote: post #7

I really hope they add a keyboard with better arrow key/home/end/pgup/pgdn keys at some point. This is literally one of the most important factors for me in a laptop because I hate the way most laptops do them.

What laptops have that without having a number pad as well? I know my macbook doesn’t have a better hone/end/pgup/pgdn. I personally hate laptops with number pads because the keyboard is then off center, so I just accept this sacrifice on laptops. I do really wish they had macbook-like arrow keys, which are very effective for touch typing since the half-size makes them easy to feel.

The last dell (xps 13 2-in-1 from about 2 years ago) I bought has page up and down above left and right (half-size keys, like the macbook, but the gaps filled in), and home/end above in the f-key row. It's not my ideal but it's good enough.

Re: The Frame.work Marketplace Opened

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Post by ssklash »

fulafel wrote: post #13

Aren't the expansion modules all just things that are standard ports and storage options on normal laptops? Would be cool if they offered something a little specialized. But of course if the current setup lets them offer the base laptop with less ports at a reduced price compared to a less modular laptop with more standard ports, it could be a win too.

Yes, but they are interchangeable within a single slot. So you're never locked into one type of port. One day you need an SD card reader, the next you need an Ethernet port. Just swap them out.

Re: The Frame.work Marketplace Opened

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Post by rssoconnor »

stormbrew wrote: post #14
alshel wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What laptops have that without having a number pad as well? I know my macbook doesn’t have a better hone/end/pgup/pgdn. I personally hate laptops with number pads because the keyboard is then off center, so I just accept this sacrifice on laptops. I do really wish they had macbook-like arrow keys, which are very effective for touch typing since the half-size makes them easy to feel.

The last dell (xps 13 2-in-1 from about 2 years ago) I bought has page up and down above left and right (half-size keys, like the macbook, but the gaps filled in), and home/end above in the f-key row. It's not my ideal but it's good enough.

My old Acer C710 and my X1 Carbon also have dedicated pgup/pgdn/home/end keys in those locations. As soon as framework comes out with such a layout I'll buy a new panel.

Re: The Frame.work Marketplace Opened

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Post by stormbrew »

alshel wrote: post #8

I’m ordering the day the Thunderbolt expansion card becomes available. I just can’t make use of a laptop that I can’t plug my eGPU into.

The USB-C ports on it are allegedly thunderbolt4 in all but name, waiting on certification: https://community.frame.work/t/thunderbolt-4/255/13

There are people in that thread saying they've run egpus off it.

Re: The Frame.work Marketplace Opened

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Post by horsawlarway »

fulafel wrote: post #13

Aren't the expansion modules all just things that are standard ports and storage options on normal laptops? Would be cool if they offered something a little specialized. But of course if the current setup lets them offer the base laptop with less ports at a reduced price compared to a less modular laptop with more standard ports, it could be a win too.

I see the expansion modules as a better solution to "dongle hell" that most users on new usb-c only machines are facing.

My last two machines (work and personal) have been usb-c only, and for the most part I love it (shared chargers, shared docks, shared displays, etc).

BUT! it can suck when I need to use my machine outside of the dock. In that case, I really want a standard usb-3 port or two, and an HDMI port (normally I'm presenting something, and basically every tv/projector under the sun has an hdmi port on it right now). I don't really want to have a giant chunk of plastic dangling off of my laptop that I have to remember, or that will get yanked on, or that I can accidentally leave behind.

This seems like a nice solution to the problem. Given the current reviews, it seems pretty likely that I'll end up picking one of these machines up as my next personal laptop.

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