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Framework’s first desktop is a strange—but unique—mini ITX gaming PC (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 0 points 2 years ago (5 children)

According to the CEO in the LTT video about this thing it was a design choice made by AMD because otherwise they cannot get the ram speed they advertise.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Which is fine, but there was no obligation for Framework to use that chip either.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Suppose the counter is that the market is chock full of modular options to build a system without framework.

    In the laptop space, it's their unique hook in a market that is otherwise devoid of modularity. In the desktop space, even the mini itx space, framework doesn't really need to be serving that modularity requirement since it is so well served already. It might make it so I'm likely to ignore it completely, but I'm not going to be super bothered when I have so many other options

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    There's camm2, the new standard for high speed removable memory. Asus already has released a motherboard that uses it and it matches the 8000 mts of the Framework which won't be out until 3Q this year.

    Framework chose non upgradable because it was easier/cheaper. That's fine except Framework's entire marketing has been built around upgradeable hardware.

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