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Do you think Framework will ever abandon the OG FW13 design? (and have 2 models?) (alien.top)
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One thing I've wondered about the FW is if it will look pretty much exactly the same 3, 5 or even 10 years down the line.

Not that I think theres anything wrong with the design (its just about perfect), but I wonder if FW will release a "new version" that isn't fully swappable with the old version.

My guess would be they release a new "shell" that may or may not be compatible with the old motherboard, maybe smaller bezels, or whatever new thing is popular at the time. Maybe they just decide to release a very similar shell, but that is made from new materials with some minor changes that make things so that they arent fully backwards-compatible.

I think they'll release updated boards for the old gen for maybe 2 generations before only making new board for the "new"design.

Im predicting this will happen in around 3-4 generations from now.

What do you think?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It needs a redesign. No back ports (right side ports are the devil). Screen is old at this point (refresh rate & not oled). A new drop in panel might be possible, might not. Only one m.2 slot. Battery (physical size) is bad. Speakers probably need more of a redesign than the refresh they got. New generation hinge is still not good. Better, not good. Probably needs a redesign to catch up to the competition.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Why? All your points can be achieved with replacements, a new motherboard with two m.2 slots but the same physical size, should be doable maybe not now but someday. New panels will come along as well as batteries and even better hinges. And your point with the screen, i know plenty of laptops with way worse screens (i work in IT, so I've seen hundreds of laptops) so why old? It's not the very best, yes but it's still great

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