Laptop that aims to be easily repairable/upgrade-able.

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    Hopefully the USB-C port can handle external GPUs, but even without that I’m still interested to see where this goes.

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      I was recently looking into getting an eGPU for my laptop… boy did I pick the wrong time to try

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    4 years ago

    Are the PCBs, firmware, connectors, mechanical design FLOSS/open hardware and/or protected from patents?

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      Something I found interesting: The Reform 2 uses a system on module with soldered RAM and processor on a carrier board, while this uses a motherboard with soldered processor but replaceable RAM. They have two different models of upgradability, both with pros and cons.

      You can only replace the entire compute module at once on the Reform but (AFAIK) the interface is an industry standard so there is more than one manufacturer, whereas with the Framework, you have to hope that they keep making upgraded, and more importantly, compatible main boards, but you can upgrade the RAM in the meantime.

      Thoughts on which one is better?

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        I think reform is bound to this method because they need open-source processor, which means arm, which means compute modules with soldered ram. They would certainly have done it with swappable ram if there was a way I bet.

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          they need open-source processor, which means arm

          How is ARM open source? It’s proprietary “IP”