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Framework won't be just a laptop company anymore (theverge.com)
18 points by nathan_phoenix 781 days ago
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I could really use a nice open and modular low power home office server with ecc ram and (optionally?) suitable to be a file server. It would be awesome if many of its components could be swapped with the laptops.
You could use a framework mainboard for that![1] Especially if you already have one from a previous gen laptop it's a great way to reuse. They open sourced the CAD files so you can print your case or buy one[2].

I have a first gen framework 13 whose body is about toast, and it is going to become a NAS once it finally stops working. Until then it's a great video-meeting machine.

[1]: https://frame.work/blog/mainboard-availability-and-open-sour...

[2]: https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/Framework-Laptop-13

Still waiting for them to first become a laptop company in the Nordics.

I've got the money, please let me buy one?

Yep, I've got the exact same problem. One would think there's enough demand to make it worth it.
A phone that is not controlled by Apple, Google, or Microsoft would be great. But that is probably too complex a product for that amount of funding to cover.
A hard part would be finding a SoC vendor that will do long-term support. Considering Framework's model is long support cycles.
It's enough funding to show significant progress and raise more.

The payoff is bigger than any other category I can think of.

There are already phones focusing on repairability.
Like the Fairphone.

https://www.fairphone.com/

I hope I can get one of their laptops before venture capital leads to enshittification.