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> Since Expansion Bay modules can extend the laptop in both thickness and depth, we have immense design flexibility to handle generation over generation changes
by SkyMarshal 4y ago
> Since Expansion Bay modules can extend the laptop in both thickness and depth, we have immense design flexibility to handle generation over generation changes in mechanical, thermal, and electrical requirements for GPUs.
How do expansion bay modules change the laptop’s thickness and depth?
- myself248 4y agoI presume, by sticking out the bottom. Thinkpads have had extended batteries like this for years, for example: https://sm.pcmag.com/t/pcmag_uk/photo/l/lenovo-thi/lenovo-thinkpad-x250-right-side-with-extended-battery_rnb7.1024.jpg https://sm.pcmag.com/t/pcmag_uk/photo/l/lenovo-thi/lenovo-th... That same laptop can take a slim battery, so you can choose your runtime vs form factor. Imagine doing the exact same thing but with small and large GPUs instead of batteries.
- vidarh 4y agoSee [1] I too wish they'd answer this more clearly or show more pictures to give a proper impression, but it seems it covers the back and under-side, so if extending thickness presumably they'd cause the keyboard to tilt accordingly, and extending the depth would just mean more of it would hang out the back. This article seems to show of what I assume is the GPU expansion with a "larger butt" [2] [1] https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/ExpansionBay https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/ExpansionBay [2] https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/shopping/framework-announces-laptop-16-and-promises-holy-grail-of-upgradable-graphics/ar-AA18ZEIQ https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/shopping/framework-annou...
- nrp 4y agoThis is correct. We’ll share more detailed product photography and dimensions this Spring when we open preorders.
- ncallaway 4y agoThey don’t. They stick out from behind the laptop, so they aren’t constrained by the laptop’s dimensions