Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used
by BiteCode_dev on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @05:35PM
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Yet. They are just getting started. Plus their modules have an open design.
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Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used
by pavon on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @06:53PM
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I'm curious as to how those work out. The modules are too short to fit a VGA, serial, or ethernet port and be flush with the laptop, but I think you could make one that extends further out and above, and would still have some benefits over a dongle.
Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used
by yourapostasy on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @07:27PM
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> The modules are too short to fit a VGA, serial, or ethernet port and be flush with the laptop...
I'd be fine with a pop out style port for those ports. Won't be flush while in use, but I'd happily accept that to trade off having to carry around dongles. I'd rather pack and carry a small "stick" of these modules stacked together than a bundle of dongles.
I give it three months tops before someone starts selling a Pez-like "dispenser" that stores these modules. If the module bodies were designed to stick together though, that would spark joy in my inner Marie Kondo.
Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used
by realityking on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @08:45PM
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Why carry a stick of modules instead of a single dongle[1] that has every port you'd need?
1: https://www.kensington.com/p/products/device-docking-connect...