The new and upgraded Framework Laptop

Re:The new and upgraded Framework Laptop by nrp on Thursday May 19, 2022 @09:54AM (#31434679)

Unfortunately, Realtek is the one and only choice for a USB 3.1 to 2.5Gbit Ethernet controller. We don't like it any more than you do, but there are several niches in the PC peripheral space where there is no alternative to using a Realtek part.

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Re:The new and upgraded Framework Laptop by nfriedly on Thursday May 19, 2022 @11:09AM (#31435696)

What about a Thunderbolt connection and a PCIe ethernet adapter - could that work?

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Re:The new and upgraded Framework Laptop by kieranl on Thursday May 19, 2022 @11:58AM (#31436338)

The power consumption of this would be too high.

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Re:The new and upgraded Framework Laptop by Sebb767 on Thursday May 19, 2022 @01:03PM (#31437208)

And the cost, probably. 40$ for 2.5Gbit is not that bad of an offering; at 80$, this would probably be even more niche.

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Re:The new and upgraded Framework Laptop by mrpippy on Thursday May 19, 2022 @10:11AM (#31434888)

How about Aquantia?

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Re:The new and upgraded Framework Laptop by nrp on Thursday May 19, 2022 @10:33AM (#31435182)

As far as we can tell, Marvell end of lifed the USB to Ethernet solutions. If anyone from Marvell can tell us otherwise, we'd like to know!

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