Many components of the Framework Laptop are made from recycled aluminum and plastics. See what materials are used in Expansion Cards, Keyboards, and more.
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.
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.
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.
So you are saying making it more modular would increase waste? I disagree.
Yes, when those modules only fit in their proprietary chassis. Not to mention are just USB adapters. Oh yeah and your only option is an Intel chip (complete with Intel ME), with no real modularity in the chassis.
maybe, MAYBE, if they went with a ryzen embedded chip out of the box I would have a different opinion on the framework. But them touting modularity and environmental concerns is just a marketing ploy. The future is in truely modular/open design, not more of the same thing in a different case.
Obligatory plug for the mnt reform which is doing amazing work in this area (you can even use an Intel/x86 SoM if you really wanted to).
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.
The framework USB C modules work with any USB C port though?
So does any USBC alternative that currently exists.
You said:
But they do work with other USBC ports
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.
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.
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?
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:
These things mean there will be less consumption compared to a normal device.
Yes, when those modules only fit in their proprietary chassis. Not to mention are just USB adapters. Oh yeah and your only option is an Intel chip (complete with Intel ME), with no real modularity in the chassis.
maybe, MAYBE, if they went with a ryzen embedded chip out of the box I would have a different opinion on the framework. But them touting modularity and environmental concerns is just a marketing ploy. The future is in truely modular/open design, not more of the same thing in a different case.
Obligatory plug for the mnt reform which is doing amazing work in this area (you can even use an Intel/x86 SoM if you really wanted to).
https://mntre.com/