Do they now have additional USB ports on the back side? Or do you refer to having USB modules plugged in?
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TheHobbyist@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
The battery life in arstechnica’s review stands out as different and lower compared to 2 other reviews (pcgamer and techradar):
It might be due to the use of the USB-A ports on the backside of the laptop which are known to have some abnormal power draw, which framework is currently addressing.
ThetaDev@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Abbrahan@lemmy.world 11 months ago
They were talking about the usb modules. The back two on either side (the ones closest to the screen) have an issues where the USB 4 Type C to USB A adapter is not fully going to sleep when nothing is plugged in. So ArsTechnica’s reviewer most likely had one of the USB A modules plugged into those two USB 4 ports which causes their apparent poor battery life.
TheHobbyist@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
Indeed. On both the picture at the top of the article and at the bottom, do we see them having the USB-A expansion card in the slot closest to the screen. If that’s how it was configured for the battery test, it would show battery life in a non-optimal configuration.
Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
So… a fixable issue.
Abbrahan@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I believe Framework said they are looking into fixes for this issue, either with firmware patches or if neccesary a hardware revision of the USB A module. Current workaround is just to not put USB A into those two back slots.
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
30% better than any Intel gen, wow.