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Re:The Frame.work Marketplace Opened by mfer on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @04:16PM (#28857123)
In the wizard you get modules. You can hot swap modules because the are really USB-C under the hood. The laptop essentially has 4 USB-C ports and a module system to plug adapters in. You can avoid dongles this way.

I'm not entirely sure why they did 4. 4 is more than other competitor laptops in this size category have. It could have to do with what the processor can handle or the space in a form factor of this size.

Re:The Frame.work Marketplace Opened by mfer on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @05:14PM (#28857823)
Looking further at the chips, they only support up to 4 external displays. I wonder if 4 is somehow otherwise a factor down to the CPU/integrated GPU level.
Re:The Frame.work Marketplace Opened by tionis on Thursday October 14, 2021 @08:08AM (#28863214)
It's 4 because tiger lake CPUs have 4 pcie lanes and the usb ports are thunderbolt and thus require an entire lane for full speed