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Tengentially: Since a lot of us are hybrid workers now, can't we have a better solution than having to constantly schlep our laptops to work and back? I want an

by Joeboy 2y ago

Tengentially: Since a lot of us are hybrid workers now, can't we have a better solution than having to constantly schlep our laptops to work and back? I want an easily pluggable SSD that doesn't dangle precariously out of the side of my laptop. Something like the old PCMCIA form factor. Then I could have a work laptop and a home laptop.

lylejantzi3rd 2y ago
At that point, why not have a home desktop and a work desktop? You've been able to have external hot-swap SSDs in a relatively small form factor for years. They make m.2 hot swappable frames[0]. [0]: https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/j4ilsa/m2_ssd_in_a_hotswappable_frame_can_i_somehow/ https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/j4ilsa/m2_ssd_in_a...
- Joeboy 2y ago
  I would not be able to move a desktop between offices easily, and also it would not be comfortable on my lap.
3np 2y ago
You mean like the Framework laptop modules?
- Joeboy 2y ago
  I don't know, maybe! I just did a half-arsed google and got an M.2 adaptor that doesn't look like it's designed for daily swappage? But maybe you're talking about something else.
  - lantry 2y ago
    They have "expansion cards" which fit flush in the body of the laptop. One of the available expansion cards is an SSD (comes in various sizes) https://frame.work/products/storage-expansion-card-2nd-gen?v=FRACCFBZ0A-2 https://frame.work/products/storage-expansion-card-2nd-gen?v...
    - Joeboy 2y ago
      Thank you, that does look interesting! I haven't really considered the Frameworks so far because of my secondhand Thinkpad habit, but I do like the idea so I should probably think more seriously about it.
      - 3np 2y ago
        I bet if you're handy it should be possible to repurpose an optical slot in an old Thinkpad for those.
perilunar 2y ago
Given how powerful phones are nowadays it's a shame that we can't just dock our phones into a keyboard & monitor and run a full desktop OS on them.
- WorldPeas 2y ago
  or have a keyboard case for them like with the pinephone. Bonus points for enumerating usb-2/usb-4 and a headphone jack
WorldPeas 2y ago
maybe consider a uhs-ii or uhs-iii sd card? they're very fast and will work on any modern macbook

by Joeboy 2y ago

lylejantzi3rd 2y ago

At that point, why not have a home desktop and a work desktop? You've been able to have external hot-swap SSDs in a relatively small form factor for years. They make m.2 hot swappable frames[0]. [0]: https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/j4ilsa/m2_ssd_in_a_hotswappable_frame_can_i_somehow/ https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/j4ilsa/m2_ssd_in_a...

Joeboy 2y ago
I would not be able to move a desktop between offices easily, and also it would not be comfortable on my lap.

3np 2y ago

You mean like the Framework laptop modules?

Joeboy 2y ago
I don't know, maybe! I just did a half-arsed google and got an M.2 adaptor that doesn't look like it's designed for daily swappage? But maybe you're talking about something else.
- lantry 2y ago
  They have "expansion cards" which fit flush in the body of the laptop. One of the available expansion cards is an SSD (comes in various sizes) https://frame.work/products/storage-expansion-card-2nd-gen?v=FRACCFBZ0A-2 https://frame.work/products/storage-expansion-card-2nd-gen?v...
  - Joeboy 2y ago
    Thank you, that does look interesting! I haven't really considered the Frameworks so far because of my secondhand Thinkpad habit, but I do like the idea so I should probably think more seriously about it.
    - 3np 2y ago
      I bet if you're handy it should be possible to repurpose an optical slot in an old Thinkpad for those.

perilunar 2y ago

Given how powerful phones are nowadays it's a shame that we can't just dock our phones into a keyboard & monitor and run a full desktop OS on them.

WorldPeas 2y ago
or have a keyboard case for them like with the pinephone. Bonus points for enumerating usb-2/usb-4 and a headphone jack

WorldPeas 2y ago

maybe consider a uhs-ii or uhs-iii sd card? they're very fast and will work on any modern macbook