• krolden
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    2 years ago

    Making USBC modules that only fit in your laptops isn’t environmentallly friendly.

    Also pretty sure most large scale manufacturers use plenty of recycled materials because its much cheaper to do so.

    Stop pushing non modular intel/x86 boards and make a SoM design so you dont have to buy a whole new mobo to upgrade. Not to mention Intel ME backdoors.

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      2 years ago

      The framework USB C modules work with any USB C port though?

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        2 years ago

        So does any USBC alternative that currently exists.

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          2 years ago

          You said:

          Making USBC modules that only fit in your laptops isn’t environmentallly friendly.

          But they do work with other USBC ports

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            2 years ago

            Yes I said they only fit in the framework. Meaning they won’t slide in to any other laptop chassis. Of course they’ll work (in theory) in any other laptop but they’re so pointless I doubt anyone would want to.

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              2 years ago

              That is like saying a USB stick doesn’t fit in other laptops though. Yes other laptops have not been custom designed to fit this particular USB stick perfectly but it does still work.

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                2 years ago

                Whatever dude I’m talking about extra plastic parts that are totally unnecessary. What dont get about how that will just add more waste to the world?

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                  2 years ago

                  So you are saying making it more modular would increase waste? I disagree.

                  That plastic would mostly exist anyway in a normal device, the difference here is:

                  • if one port breaks it can be easily replaced
                  • if the laptop as a whole breaks the port can be recovered and used elsewhere
                  • if you are missing a port that is critical to your needs you can just buy the new port instead of a whole new laptop.

                  These things mean there will be less consumption compared to a normal device.