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Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used by dhosek on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @05:09PM (#28610000)
My first laptop bought way back in 1993, had a scheme where either or both of the two(!) removable batteries could be replaced with a plug-in module. I had one that gave me a SCSI port and another that gave me a 2400 baud(!) modem.

It was better in theory than practice. You couldn't hot-swap modules (because this was 1993, after all) and driver support was iffy. I sold that laptop a few years later and didn't own another laptop until I bought my first PowerBook in 2002. I've kept dongles in my bag from time to time for connecting to external monitors, but most of the time I never really bothered with it.

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Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used by r00fus on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @05:20PM (#28610125)
I did like my late-90s Dell Latitude where I could replace a CDROM module bay with a 2nd hard drive or battery. It was even hot-swap if I recall correctly.

That said, these days I know exactly what I want in a laptop and most mid-spec+ laptops have an abundance of what 90% of users need.

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