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MXM is an 'open-ish' standard that others build for. My real weird view is that they have really went a different direction and their GPU upgrade has a whole re
by agloe_dreams 4y ago
MXM is an 'open-ish' standard that others build for. My real weird view is that they have really went a different direction and their GPU upgrade has a whole rear deck you install and all that rather than building it into the product. That deck will only ever work with the Framework 16.
Like, this isn't a standard at all, it's just open for Framework to gain from. It reminds me of Google's Project Ara but for the wrong reasons.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/23/23652967/framework-laptop-16-modular-upgradable-graphics https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/23/23652967/framework-laptop...
- adgjlsfhk1 4y ago> MXM is an 'open-ish' standard that others build for NVidia hasn't made MXM compatible GPUs for at least 5 years.
- agloe_dreams 4y agoYes but the standard still exists. There are PCIe 4.0 GPUs out there in MXM format. It is just PCIe.
- CarVac 4y agoMXM is alright for upgrading, but it's not modular the way this aims to be. This includes cooling, so a small GPU could have smaller heatsinks and a beefy GPU could have huge heatsinks. And if you don't want the GPU and the associated power draw plus the size and weight of the heatsinks, you can swap it for another module if you don't want to game on the go. As they said in their presentation, it's not just for GPUs. You could have a supplemental battery. They will offer a storage expansion that gives you more M.2 slots. Hypothetically you could even just make a module that lets you fit a desktop GPU on the back, if you provided external power.