Re:Framework laptop alternative with trackpoint built from N...
by vorpalhex on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @02:03PM
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Something else nice about the modules is that in a long lived device, the physical port can be damaged by heavy use. Instead of a motherboard replacement, you just get a new module.
(And that's not even that far-fetched, perhaps most obviously/soonest USBC being prevalent enough to obsolete type-A and HDMI for me.)
But that's quite a minor point, critics always seem to pick on the port modules, but the main thing to me is the design for repair/upgrade. Even though I expected that, it was honestly a 'wow' to receive it and fit my components - the attention detail, like captive screws and magnets, that makes it so easy to work on.