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    I e got an i3 one of these on order and should turn up next month. I need to buy RAM and an SSD, but I think it’ll end up around £750 all in. Will replace my 11yo MacBook Air 11 inch. Mac OS just went in the wrong direction under Cook.

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    I just want an electric car that can do exactly this.

    Modular components on an option of 3 frames. Reparable to a degree. Bare bones functionality. Physical buttons, no screens. Open source software. Upgrade not the whole car, but components as you go. Literally what video games taught us.

    If I had Mark Cuban money, it’s the first thing I would do.

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      I think that has more to do with safety laws and emission standards than anything else. How can you properly crash test a fully modular car?

      I’d love it if cars were more repairable, but modular would be a really tough design problem.

      Heck, you NEED a screen in the US on any car due to backup cameras being mandatory. If you need a screen, I can see why companies would just use it for the infotainment system.

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          I have. Then I realize Slate doesn’t get a chance to change vehicular design without him.

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          I know!!

          I really wish it wouldn’t benefit Lex Luthor. If it makes waves, hopefully other similar types of cars will come along by the time my civic needs to be replaced.

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        Yeah, has that gotten off the ground yet? Or is it still just investor stage pipe dream?

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          I thought it was further along that a pipe dream with the demos and videos I’ve seen. I think I’m cautiously optimistic until it officially comes out and I see reviews.

          It has the modularity I like at a reasonable price… We’ll have to see if it can deliver.

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      I think EV battery cells should be standardized and modular to reduce difficulty of replacement and make replacements cheaper and more available so that it could extend the useful lifespan of the car. If you could replace your battery with an off the shelf equivalent used EVs would hold a lot more value.

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        That’s batteries of the past. The rate of change in batteries has been so dramatic it has left people’s understanding behind.

        Batteries will far outlive when a ICE car would have been scrapped.

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        Cells pretty much are one of 3 or 4 standard sizes. Getting down to the cell level is pretty tough on a lot of cars though.

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        I think the issue there is the tech in EV batteries is constantly changing due to miniaturization, battery chemistry advancements, etc. There has to be some point where the cells are “good enough” to become a standard though. I just don’t think we’re there quite yet.

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          true but we figured out things before like this when computer tech was rapidly changing so I do think it’s possible while definitely having its challenges.

          we need an alternative to needing a manufacturer specific part that costs nearly $15,000 and weighing in a ton and requiring a crane to replace.

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      This is a fantastic idea. If anyone ever does this then you should ask them for a cut of the profits 😏

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      Edit: Disregard. I have the 13, not the 12.

      ~~Normal laptop formfactor. You can have a touch screen as an option but it doesn’t do the full 360 fold round into a tablet.

      I own one and the hinge goes 180.

      It’s an excellent laptop, I grabbed one when the first AMD board was available and it runs Fedora flawlessly and has windows on an SSD when I need it.~~

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    The heatsink comes away just as smoothly if you’re looking to reapply thermal paste down the road.

    Not that you ever should, since it has PTM7958 which should never need to be replaced, and gets better with age.

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    I got a Framework 16 a few months ago and I’ve been loving it. Super happy these guys managed to make this concept of a repairable laptop work. Though, one thing I wish is for them to make a storage case for the expansion cards. I’ve built up a little collection of them and obviously filled up all 6 slots pretty quickly. I’d like a better place to put the unused cards than in a random drawer.

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    I have a Framework 14 for my school laptop and it really is a great little piece of hardware. Can’t wait to see what they come up with next.

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      how do you use it with one hand?

      imo that’s the only benefit of having a smartphone. any other computer can do internet calls too

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        my hands are not agile enough to accurately use a 5 or 6 inch touchscreen

        when i use a phone one handed, i am struggling through about a 35% mis-input rate and then the general unresponsiveness of Android on top of that