Re:Bringing the Framework Laptop to more of the world
by gsich on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @06:35PM
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I don't know if that is expected. I don't because of the usual shitshow with USB-C.
Re:Bringing the Framework Laptop to more of the world
by Torifyme12 on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @10:34PM
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USB C is a case study in "There's no way that can be according to spec" and being disappointed every single time
Re:Bringing the Framework Laptop to more of the world
by causi on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @08:04AM
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but the problem is finding a chip that will pass through all the things you expect USB-C to handle over both ports.
Why bother when no other manufacturer does? Just give me two USB 2.0 ports for peripherals.
You could obviously wire up an off-the-shelf USB3 hub controller in such a way as to get two USB3 Type-C ports in an expansion card. (I don't think two type-As would fit.) However, you won't be able to charge the laptop, use external displays, or connect external GPUs through either of the ports... which is kind of the expectation that people have with Type-C ports. If they sold such an expansion card, there would probably be plenty of people angry that they can't just have this one card for charging and dongles, and then fill their other bays with storage drives.
Related example: fiber-optic Type-C cables for long-run use basically only come in two flavors, DP and Thunderbolt. And the source device has to use that one specific altmode; there is no downgrading to USB 3 or 2.
[0] https://community.frame.work/t/dual-usb-c-expansion-card-moc...