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Touchscreen (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by GroundbreakingView55@alien.top to c/framework@hardware.watch

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All my laptops have touchscreens. I want to get a FW but they don't have a touchscreen option. I know it has the connection, so can anyone recommend a third party one for me?

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[–] th_teacher@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Any portable touch screen.

Or Lenovo's Tab Extreme, doubles as a huge Android

[–] C5-O@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

As there are currently no touch display panels available for the FW13, the best you could do is find a portable touch screen that fits within the display panel dimensions, somehow secure it there (either some redneck engineering or actually custom CNC/3d Print parts), and then use one of the expansion slots and a bit of custom wiring for the USB C connection.

And no matter what you do, it's probably gonna look like a prototype/engineering sample at best....

If you don't want that, there will hopefully™ be a touch option in the future, so you could always wait for that; either buy the laptop now and hope to be able to upgrade later, or buy if/when there's a touch option.

[–] ryanpetris@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

somehow secure it there (either some redneck engineering or actually custom CNC/3d Print parts)

I'm going to let you in on a little industry secret here: display panels generally come as a bare rectangle, with no obvious mounting locations. The mounting locations you generally see/use are thin brackets that are double-sided taped on, including the Framework displays.

All the OP would need to do is find a screen that is of the correct size, uses eDP, and has the connector in the appropriate spot, and the mounting brackets can be transferred (carefully) from the old display.

[–] machetie@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thats not correct the eDP connector is not a standard one, at least the pin-out wise. https://community.frame.work/t/framework-internal-display-connector-to-dp-port/24034/4

[–] ryanpetris@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

The motherboard side is different, but the display side should be standard.

[–] GroundbreakingView55@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

All I need to do is that huh? The reason I asked here was to get a few touchscreen l replacement recommendations for a laptop that supports one. So far all I got is:

find one yourself
use an external touchscreen monitor
why would you want to touch your monitor, ugh!?

[–] Nigalig@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'd rather have an OLED display upgrade first. Fingerprints everywhere on my screen is something I'll pass on. Just get a tablet with attachable keyboard or a yoga tablet/laptop hybrid thing if you must finger your display.

[–] DoubleOwl7777@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

not yet, i am waiting for this too before buying one, i want a 2in1 framework.

[–] T900Kassem@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I'd honestly only want a touch screen on a 2 in 1. I don't use touchscreens at all on traditional laptops

[–] PurepointDog@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A drawing tablet may be a very good option, depending on your exact goals

[–] GroundbreakingView55@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Thanks but I just wanted to buy a touchscreen and replace the one it comes with it.