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Framework (2nd Gen) Event | 2025 Launch Event - Discussion (www.youtube.com)
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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I would definitely have considered the Framework desktop in my younger days, when I didn't want a laptop, but the smalles desktop possible. But in what Framework do and is known for, I think it's a bit meh.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    That's reasonable, but unfortunately, soldered memory will probably become more and more common. Apple Silicon and now these AMD chips have shown that it is genuinely much more capable. This performance would not be possible without it.

    Framework still ensured the desktop is as repairable as possible in every way that they can control. It will undoubtably be more repairable than other ITX PCs in the same class. I've worked on some ITX PCs in the past, and some of them are HELL to repair. Even a lot of full sized prebuilds are really frustrating to repair. Many Dell and HP desktops use proprietary parts, making repair expensive.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    soldered memory will probably become more and more common

    at least if you want to extract every bit of performance.

    Patel noted on LTT that they tried to get modular ram on there, but it's just not possible. The signal integrity is not holding up

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    but it's just not possible

    I mean it's probably "not possible" to convince AMD to engineer it for the few of us that actually care. There are other comparable socketable technologies.

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