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I have a Framework. Way I see it, the primary value of the expansion cards is that I can choose what long-term setup suits me best: do I need usb-a because I'm
by andreareina 5y ago
I have a Framework. Way I see it, the primary value of the expansion cards is that I can choose what long-term setup suits me best: do I need usb-a because I'm still interfacing with legacy tech? Some people need none, some one or more microSD? Don't need it, but someone else does and they're happy it's for all intents and purposes integrated.
I used to have an external drive at my desk as a backup but it's kind of a pain unplugging it when I want to move around, or keeping it attached but having to gingerly carry the drive around. Storage expansion is so much more convenient, and it's not like I didn't have that port occupied all the time anyway.
Reducing this kind of friction is gold. It's like reducing the edit-compile-test latency, at certain points you get big shifts in the kind of thing it affords.
Technically, it's as capable as any laptop with four usb-c ports. In practice it's a big difference. We already have a tradition of customizing our software to better suit our needs, it's only natural that we'd want to extend that to hardware.