Comment on Framework Laptop 16, six months later
ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days agoBut the entire concept of a modular build with replaceable ports should be well known. They should not have panel gaps, bad alignment with height differences and stability issues with these parts.
bitfucker@programming.dev 5 days ago
Uhh, does the model 13 have a modular panel? IIRC, they don’t. Also, manufacturing modular panel and modular port are very different and the knowledge transfer cannot be that big. The port for example has a looser tolerance since they aren’t really that visible most of the time. So being snug but not flush is good enough. I can imagine the panel doesn’t have that luxury. Stability issue, that I can agree. But then again, I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt since they must handle additional assumptions that cannot be made on other laptops. Namely, modular GPU. Writing a firmware with that new assumption could be a PITA.
ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
But the 16 still has issues with the modular ports, this really shouldn’t be the case. That stuff should be ironed out by now. By the fourth generation of port modules, they absolutely should fit well, look good and work properly all the time…but they don’t
bitfucker@programming.dev 5 days ago
Oh really? I didn’t know that once since I only referenced the article. The article had issues with the modular top side, not the port. So I guess we were talking differently from the beginning.
ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
The article also mentions his the ports are not seated well and also talks about how they’re unstable in the OS.