The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used

Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used by Sebb767 on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @06:52PM (#28611023)

I find it kind of strange that they don't have a dual-usb c card. There seems to be more than enough space and putting two usb c ports on a single card would allow to carry a wider variety of cards without loosing out on standard ports.

Is this possibly because of charging? It seems like such an easy and obvious thing to do.

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Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used by MayorMonty on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @07:29PM (#28611323)

From what I read, it was because they couldn't fit the charging circuitry for both into the dongle. Better to not deal with the confusion of one not charging

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Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used by kzrdude on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @03:58AM (#28614047)

Unfortunate. What about a dual USB-A one though?

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Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used by markenqualitaet on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @07:44PM (#28623493)

The specs are open. Whatever is possible will happen. There are also people working on microcontroller cards and such niche things.

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Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used by kelnos on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @02:31AM (#28613637)

Maybe the chipset only supports allows up to four USB-C ports? Seems like USB-C hubs are few and far between (I finally snagged one last summer after looking for over a year), so maybe hub chipsets are hard to come by and difficult to design around?

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Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used by preinheimer on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @06:59PM (#28611087)

I wonder if there's bandwidth constraints under the hood.

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