LTT - Framework Laptop Factory Tour

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Checking on my Investment in Person - Framework Laptop Factory Tour
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Linus tours the Framework Laptop factory

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Think this is more of a pipe-dream though, considering that 10 years is a long time for PC interfaces and internal interconnects. Swapping between different laptop manufacturers will be unlikely to happen, I feel.

Framework allowing for the whole mainboard to be replaced seems like a good halfway meeting point, and each case size being a constant chassis that hopefully will be supported for a long while.

Hope that other manufacturers follow suit, and at least have their own lines of upgradable laptops.

I honestly thought that USB 3.0 wouldn't be such a big deal over a decade later, but we're still using USB 2.0 too frequently.

I believe that USB4, even the 20gbps variety will be fairly prevalent in 10 years.

Agreed, the external connections like USB-C/USB4 will probably last a good long time.

I was thinking more of the internal stuff like the display connector (not sure what framework currently uses - eDP/LVDS/something else?), and all the input connectors for keyboard and trackpad.