Modular laptop concept

[Aaron Jones]

Thick thinkpad improvised weapon chads rise up. I can web dev or I can breach a door....

> On Feb 26, 2021, at 6:32 PM, Matt Graham via PLUG-discuss <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
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> On 2021-02-26 17:56, Aaron Jones via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>>> Michael Butash wrote:
>>> https://frame.work/ [1]
>>> Might look at one of these if/when they come about.
>> I backed one of these projects and the dude never shipped. His was a
>> modular framework for upgrading a laptop and it ended up getting
>> demolished by shoddy work in the shop they chose in China.
> 
> These will be more expensive than other laptops in the short term.  Making computer parts that fit together into a frame that is not custom-designed, in form factors that humans can work on, and supported by metal frames instead of glue requires effort and money.  And regular consumers are super-sensitive to price.  So I think the only way this won't be a hastily-discarded boutique product is if 3rd-party manufacturers start making other modules that are cheap and do interesting things.  Which is possible but unlikely IMHO.  (Observing the x86 industry for 22ish years has made me a tad pessimistic.)
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> Also, I do not give a **** about how thick my laptop is.  In 1999, I had a Thinkpad 380D that could probably have been used as an improvised weapon.  It was 2.5 cm in height and weighed 3.6 (?) kg.  A modern machine with that form factor and weight would have a crazy long battery life.  I am obviously in the minority, as marketers have conditioned the general population to think "looks trendy" >> "functions well".
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