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I'm glad that Framework exists for the primary reason Kris mentions in this article. Though on a side note, I think the chassis is ugly but for some reason I li
by andrewmcwatters 4y ago
I'm glad that Framework exists for the primary reason Kris mentions in this article. Though on a side note, I think the chassis is ugly but for some reason I like the XPS laptops which aren't all that much more attractive. Maybe it's a branding thing. I digress. I'm typing this on a desktop that is a decade old, and I just Ship of Theseus'd it over the years.[1][2][3][4][5]
I hope that this becomes more common for laptops soon. I think there's potential for an ATX-for-laptops layout, though I admit that would probably lead to slightly chonkier notebooks than what we use today. Maybe not though! Framework did it.
[1]: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/andrewmcwatters/saved/zkmCLk https://pcpartpicker.com/user/andrewmcwatters/saved/zkmCLk
[2]: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/andrewmcwatters/saved/NDcFZL https://pcpartpicker.com/user/andrewmcwatters/saved/NDcFZL
[3]: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/andrewmcwatters/saved/QNPcxr https://pcpartpicker.com/user/andrewmcwatters/saved/QNPcxr
[4]: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/andrewmcwatters/saved/H8fMcf https://pcpartpicker.com/user/andrewmcwatters/saved/H8fMcf
[5]: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/andrewmcwatters/saved/fB2jnQ https://pcpartpicker.com/user/andrewmcwatters/saved/fB2jnQ
- guerby 4y agoJust upgraded my https://frame.work https://frame.work from gen11 to gen12 following: https://guides.frame.work/Guide/Mainboard+Replacement+Guide/79 https://guides.frame.work/Guide/Mainboard+Replacement+Guide/... I still have to 3d print the enclosure for the gen11 motherboard to become a headless low power consumption server in my home, but I test booted it and it worked :).
- guerby 4y agoNote: my previous laptop was a Dell 7480 but the soldered USB-C port and the ethernet port are now unreliable, hopefully the design of the frame.work will allow a much longer lasting hardware (and reusable motherboard :)