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Do you think Framework will ever abandon the OG FW13 design? (and have 2 models?) (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by sugadugaduga@alien.top to c/framework@hardware.watch

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One thing I've wondered about the FW is if it will look pretty much exactly the same 3, 5 or even 10 years down the line.

Not that I think theres anything wrong with the design (its just about perfect), but I wonder if FW will release a "new version" that isn't fully swappable with the old version.

My guess would be they release a new "shell" that may or may not be compatible with the old motherboard, maybe smaller bezels, or whatever new thing is popular at the time. Maybe they just decide to release a very similar shell, but that is made from new materials with some minor changes that make things so that they arent fully backwards-compatible.

I think they'll release updated boards for the old gen for maybe 2 generations before only making new board for the "new"design.

Im predicting this will happen in around 3-4 generations from now.

What do you think?

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[–] amagicmonkey@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

i don't think it makes sense to have a new generation that has no single part compatible with the current one because the current one doesn't really have specific flaws overall that can't be addressed by a new part, and so far it has happened (top cover, speakers, hinges).

personally i don't even think the fw13 has saturated the customisation possibilities (new screens, ARM, etc.), which probably says more about how boring the laptop world has become, rather than fw's limitations.