Discrete video or no. That’s also fine, but a lot of vendors provide this option.
Yeah, but not as a user-serviceable module that can be replaced with minimal effort. I think you're grossly oversimplifying this point.
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tal@lemmy.today 6 months agoThat’s the Framework logo. People have been talking about them a bit on here, as they’re relatively-modular, as laptops go.
I like the general idea, but they don’t really make the things that I care about modular. They let you:
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Pick a keyboard layout. Okay, but this is basically available for other laptops. I’m just gonna get their US layout.
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Pick little blocks that provide ports, like Ethernet or USB-A or DisplayPort or USB-C or audio. That’s not bad, but I’m broadly okay with the ports on a laptop today. It might be slightly nicer to pick exactly where they are or have another USB-C port, but for my needs, not s big issue.
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Discrete video or no. That’s also fine, but a lot of vendors provide this option.
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If one chooses a smaller keyboard on a larger laptop, spacers, which can be an LED array. That’s pretty unique, but I don’t know what I’d use it for.
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There also isn’t soldered-on memory or such, which is nice in terms of not paying a premium, but then, you’re also paying a premium for the laptop in the first place.
I’d like more battery size and a Synaptics (mechanical buttons) touchpad. But those aren’t options that they make modular.
eltimablo@kbin.social 6 months ago
Joelk111@lemmy.world 6 months ago
They’re largely disregarding the fact that the laptop is easily repairable… They’re kinda missing the whole point of the device/company.
bitfucker@programming.dev 6 months ago
Alright, other vendor provide an option to have or not to have discrete GPU. Can you change it once a better GPU is available? Can other laptop vendor swap out their display with a touch capable one when needed? (As of now, framework doesn’t have a touchscreen available yet, but IIRC, their board has the capabilities, but then again, their board is so modular that they can offer upgrade for trade-in). Can other vendor have bigger battery when you wanted the bigger battery without affecting other hardware choices? Framework batteries in the 13 series are improved purely by better chemistry. You can replace it with the bigger capacity one.
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Yea, the difference between my laptop today and an equivalent one 5 years ago is dramatic (both X series Lenovo’s) . The construction alone is completely different. The new one is slimmer, lighter, while dissipating more heat, and they’re the same brand and line. And let’s not talk about the difference from my 2008 Lenovo X.
This thing is no more my last laptop as my previous Lenovo X.
0x0@programming.dev 6 months ago
The difference being you can easily replace/upgrade any of those parts on a Framework laptop…