Comment by tabular@lemmy.world on All the other brands went along

What a waste of chassis space.

Yeah, I wish they had 2 dedicated USB-C ports (one on each side) and had the four swappable bays. The RJ-45 port also look really dumb, I think they could have done something a bit more clever there.

I have a framework, and while this system is pretty cool, I don’t change the cards often and I only have 4 cards. I’d rather have some more built-in ports too.

That’s one of the cool things about the framework, though, just the fact that you can, because I swap my ports all the time. I use it to game on my big TV at home, but I almost never need an HDMI port on the go, so I pop it out and pop in another USB-C or something.

I don’t change them ever. But I have the exact set of ports I need now

That’s the way to do it. I just wish Framework had a better selection of modules available and had more module bays on their laptops.

Is a dongle that doesn’t dangle even really a dongle at all?

no body shaming please

What module would you like to have.

I would like RS-232 and RS-485 modules and a full size SD card reader would be nice too. It’s probably something I would end up building myself if I get a Framework laptop.

Edit: It looks like they have an SD card module now, nice.

I 3d printed a dongle that has a Logitech receiver in it. All their design files are online, so you can make your own pretty easily.

Oh, damn, that’s a game changing idea there.

What would you do with RS-232 and RS-485?

UART consoles and model train control systems come to mind.

And what the hell, add RS-422 while you’re at it. And a parallel port! And the left side expansion port they used to have on the Amiga 500 and 1000!

And some ISDN BRI ports. And ATM and FDDI. And something I can do X.25 over. Oh, and Token Ring.

I have a 485 adapter in my bag for BACnet and Modbus communications.

Hook up my US Robotics 56k modem and dial up to the internet, where I can chat with hot babes

After your training to become a cage fighter, I presume?

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Hot babes not found

I just wish the existing dongles had a bit more density to them. That’s a lot of space for a micro-SD slot, they totally could have fit a full SD card in there as well, and perhaps even a micro-USB or headphone jack.

I like being able to swap them, but each USB-C port can handle a lot more than a single-use dongle.

Why are the modules so wide?

I guess they have to be the same, so they all have to be the maximum width of anything you might want to put in there.

ok but where’s the pcmcia slot! /sees myself out

It’s SDCARD since like 1999. Sheesh, get current mate! 🤣

In case you’re not aware, that’s a Framework laptop.

One more reason for me to get one. Dammit.

Is it still owned by LTT? I don’t particularly like this LTT though.

Owned? The kid just bought stock.

Yup. If you limited your purchases to companies not partly owned by people you don’t like, you couldn’t buy from any public company and would have a very small selection from private companies.

Buy products that make sense, screw whoever else invests in it.

Nowhere near owned. LTT made a small investment.

I’ll be in my bunk.

I will always upvote a relevant Firefly reference.

yea this is the way. is only they had more high end components

Framework users: “Yeah, but my USB-C ports are recessed!”

Eh, I’d much rather have a USB-C dongle built-in to the laptop than in a separate bag that I’m definitely going to lose.

That also means we can still use the expansion cards for the Framework in any other device that also has a USB-C port. Need an SD card reader or a 2.5Gb LAN adapter? Not a problem, I’ll just grab one from my laptop.

still only 4 ports thou

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