Framework Laptop 2.5Gbps Ethernet Expansion Card

Re:Framework Laptop 2.5Gbps Ethernet Expansion Card by zbuf on Monday September 12, 2022 @03:42PM (#32815758)

Would it have been possible to have modularisation, but with internal modules?

I know nothing about industrial design, and no doubt this must have been considered. What would be the trade offs the designers faced? Seems this modular design uses a lot of layers of chassis and space.

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Re:Framework Laptop 2.5Gbps Ethernet Expansion Card by kube-system on Monday September 12, 2022 @03:53PM (#32815943)

Connectors inherently need to reach the outside of the device, and they're all different shapes and sizes. At a minimum you need to reserve as much external space, per module, as you expect the largest module will need to expose.

For devices that don't have external connectors, modular devices are already common, like M.2.

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