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0 pointsmiloignis2y ago0 comments

From reading the Ars review, it certainly looks to me like you get the massive battery improvements without upgrading the chassis ( https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/review-framework-lap... ).

Is that not your understanding?

Edit: The marketplace also has replacement speaker parts, like https://frame.work/products/speaker-kit?v=FRANBXFG03 ) - I'm now even more confused about how your older chassis is holding you back.

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teraflop2y ago

Just from a quick browse through Framework's replacement parts, almost none of them specify which version they're designed for. So either they're all interchangeable with any chassis version, or the website has an enormous usability problem and can expect a lot of unhappy customers. (I don't own a Framework and I have no idea which of these is the case.)

Macha2y ago

The newly announced but not yet released 16" model has some also not yet released GPU modules that require a 16" chassis, but all iterations of the 13" chassis are interchangable and compatible and I believe the 13" parts work in the 16" too

javajosh2y ago

Just a reminder: I may not have read every resource on the internet about this subject, and you can share information without attacking the person for not already having it. And it's not clear to me that I can fix these problems, and I stand by my question and look forward to getting an answer free of blame.

miloignisOP2y ago

Whoh, I don't interpret anything in my response as blaming or attacking you, just asking why you thought what you did.

My apologies for coming across aggressively.

I interpreted your question as blaming Framework for limiting fixes to the new chassis, and wanted to know your source for thinking they were limited, as everything I saw indicated that they were not.

Does the Ars review I linked not indicate that you could fix your battery problems by upgrading the mainboard? (It also mentions that using the larger battery will be possible with a BIOS upgrade, which should further improve things).

javajosh2y ago

Thanks for that, there's a lot I don't know. I still don't quite understand what they are talking about with "Laptop 13". Is that just a new motherboard in the same chassis? that's not clear from the marketing.

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ThePowerOfFuet2y ago

My understanding is that a first-gen chassis precludes none of the possible updates.

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0 pointsmiloignis2y ago0 comments

From reading the Ars review, it certainly looks to me like you get the massive battery improvements without upgrading the chassis ( https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/review-framework-lap... ).

Is that not your understanding?

Edit: The marketplace also has replacement speaker parts, like https://frame.work/products/speaker-kit?v=FRANBXFG03 ) - I'm now even more confused about how your older chassis is holding you back.

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teraflop2y ago

Macha2y ago

javajosh2y ago

miloignisOP2y ago

Whoh, I don't interpret anything in my response as blaming or attacking you, just asking why you thought what you did.

My apologies for coming across aggressively.

javajosh2y ago

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ThePowerOfFuet2y ago

My understanding is that a first-gen chassis precludes none of the possible updates.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse