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What’s the difference from original?
by ex3ndr 4y ago
What’s the difference from original?
- nrp 4y agoChromeOS! Specifically, the Mainboard is custom-designed for ChromeOS. This means it uses coreboot instead of a proprietary BIOS and has Google's Titan C security chip. There are some other smaller differences. To keep the cost down, the top cover is aluminum-formed instead of CNCed, for compatibility reasons we weren't able to bring our fingerprint module in, and we were able to improve both audio quality and speaker loudness with an improved audio CODEC and louder transducers.
- kj34kj 4y agoFYI — I emailed your support team and was told the Chromebook did have a fingerprint reader. Which surprised me because I hadn't see it on the product page at https://frame.work/products/laptop-chromebook-12-gen-intel https://frame.work/products/laptop-chromebook-12-gen-intel They pointed me to this /gb/en/ url, which has the same chromebook slug but seems to just describe the regular 12th gen laptop: https://frame.work/gb/en/laptop-chromebook-12-gen-intel https://frame.work/gb/en/laptop-chromebook-12-gen-intel So to be clear, no fingerprint reader for the Chromebook? Any chance of adding that in the future?
- NoraCodes 4y agoInteresting - does this mean it'll be possible to create a Coreboot edition of the original Framework motherboard design, or is that capability related to Titan C?
- nrp 4y agoIt is technically possible to, and we've provided development systems to a few coreboot developers. This is something we'll be putting more energy into next year as we grow the Framework team.
- NoraCodes 4y agoThat's wonderful to hear! I'm very excited about where Framework is going these days.
- alexvoda 4y agoSystem76 have done work on enabling CoreBoot support on several laptops (which AFAICT are rebranded and certified versions of ODM whitelabel devices). Would any collaboration with them regarding CoreBoot be helpful/desirable/possible/planned/etc. ?
- mixmastamyk 4y agoBummer just bought one was very not pleased to find “intel vpro corporate” force enabled in the firmware.
- leonlag 4y ago> coreboot instead of a proprietary BIOS and has Google's Titan C security chip This is what I was hoping when I got the announcement via email. The question is if this will be locked down to chromeos or if it's possible to install your own keys to load a linux distro while still retaining verified boot capabilities.
- surajrmal 4y agoI believe all Chromebooks are capable of having custom keys installed.
- baybal2 4y ago> To keep the cost down, the top cover is aluminum-formed instead of CNCed Forging is in no way inferior to CNC, on the contrary, a forget aluminium part should have more rigidity per unit of thickness, depending on the alloy. I guess, you got to volumes big enough to open the mould for forging? If you need an audio engineer, I can refer you one fellow. He worked at Apple, Harman, Asus, BBK, and is now looking to relocated from the East Bloc.
- henearkr 4y agoHe meant formed not forged. The formed top covers are thick aluminium foils that are folded by machines. They did show signs of lack of rigidity in the usage of the laptops (it was shipped with the first Framework laptops, and later replaced by CNC for this very reason).
- henearkr 4y agoWill it be possible to buy and use these new audio components to improve a standard FrameWork? In the Markeplace I can see the new speakers but not the new audio board (or is the codec actually on the motherboard?).
- r2binx 4y agoCan you elaborate what you mean with improved audio quality? My headphone jack on the 12th gen. (batch 1) model has a constant loud static/white noise which is very audible when listening to music even at max volume.