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by stavros 1105 days ago
I don't know about the GPU, but in general, you unscrew five screws, lift up the magnetic lid/keyboard, and you have access to all the internals. I imagine that swapping the GPU is as easy as undoing one more screw.

Removing the battery is a cable and a few screws, for example. Everything is very accessible.
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alpaca128 1105 days ago
From what I've seen the GPU add-on is not an internal component (within the laptop's case) but similar to swappable batteries on oldschool laptops, slotted into a port on the back. It makes the laptop larger just like extra large batteries on Thinkpads.
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stronglikedan 1105 days ago
Hopefully they use some crazy hard screws so the heads don't strip with repeated use. (I don't know much about Framework... yet)
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stavros 1105 days ago
No, they're built to unscrew easily, and they're captive, so you can't even lose them.
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