Modular
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Build your own laptop
https://www.zdnet.com/article/frameworks-modular-laptop-available-to-pre-order-starting-at-999/
We were first made aware of Framework's modular laptop concept a couple of months ago, joining a long tradition of attempts to make swapping components in and out of your portable computer nearly as easy as with many desktops. Some of these never make it off the drawing board, so it's encouraging to learn that Framework just announced that it is accepting pre-orders for its laptop, with an expected delivery date starting as early as the end of July.
As laptops become increasingly difficult to upgrade (especially Apple MacBooks) and even battery replacements sometimes requiring a visit to the repair shop, Framework offers a potentially refreshing alternative, with buyers having the ability to switch motherboards, RAM, storage, the keyboard, and more. Currently, you won't be able to swap out the screen, but it does include a 13.5-inch display with 2256x1504 resolution, and Framework is working on hot swappable bezels in different colors.
Framework is providing two options for pre-ordering: a fully assembled version starting at $999 and a DIY version for $749. Either way, the base configuration includes an Intel Core i5-1135G7 Tiger Lake processor, with the assembled model shipping 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The DIY version allows you to either add your own memory and/or storage, or you can select up to 64GB of memory and 4TB of storage. You then customize either edition with expansion slot options such as USB-C ($9) and HDMI ($19).
Great idea, IMO.
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By the way, the same discussion about modularity is going back and forth in the software world all the time, maybe most famously for operating systems: So-called "micro kernel" designs vs "monolithic kernel", see for instance the Tannenbaum-Torvalds debate.
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Update from Linus:
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Update from Linus:
Link to videoUpdate from Linus:
Link to videoThat video was annoying as fuck. Did he send away for a "How to YouTube like the PROs!!!1" kit or something? He managed to fit all the cliches into the first minute.
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Update from Linus:
Link to videoThat video was annoying as fuck. Did he send away for a "How to YouTube like the PROs!!!1" kit or something? He managed to fit all the cliches into the first minute.
@Aqua-Letifer said in Modular:
That video was annoying as fuck. Did he send away for a "How to YouTube like the PROs!!!1" kit or something? He managed to fit all the cliches into the first minute.
I agree that it's annoying as hell.
BUT Linus' Tech Tips is one of the most-watched YouTUbe Channels., so, yeah, he probably does know how to YouTube.
Linus Gabriel Sebastian (born August 20, 1986) is a Canadian YouTuber. Sebastian is best known for creating and hosting YouTube channels that cover technology, especially Linus Tech Tips (LTT). His channels have a combined subscriber base of over 26 million.
As of March 2021, Linus Tech Tips is the most-watched technology channel on YouTube.[2] In 2014, Tubefilter named the channel as being within the "top 1% of Google's preferred advertising channels" on YouTube for the technology category.[3] In 2015, Inc. magazine ranked Sebastian fourth in a list of the "Top 30 Power Players in Tech"
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@Aqua-Letifer said in Modular:
That video was annoying as fuck. Did he send away for a "How to YouTube like the PROs!!!1" kit or something? He managed to fit all the cliches into the first minute.
I agree that it's annoying as hell.
BUT Linus' Tech Tips is one of the most-watched YouTUbe Channels., so, yeah, he probably does know how to YouTube.
Linus Gabriel Sebastian (born August 20, 1986) is a Canadian YouTuber. Sebastian is best known for creating and hosting YouTube channels that cover technology, especially Linus Tech Tips (LTT). His channels have a combined subscriber base of over 26 million.
As of March 2021, Linus Tech Tips is the most-watched technology channel on YouTube.[2] In 2014, Tubefilter named the channel as being within the "top 1% of Google's preferred advertising channels" on YouTube for the technology category.[3] In 2015, Inc. magazine ranked Sebastian fourth in a list of the "Top 30 Power Players in Tech"
@Aqua-Letifer said in Modular:
That video was annoying as fuck. Did he send away for a "How to YouTube like the PROs!!!1" kit or something? He managed to fit all the cliches into the first minute.
I agree that it's annoying as hell.
BUT Linus' Tech Tips is one of the most-watched YouTUbe Channels., so, yeah, he probably does know how to YouTube.
Linus Gabriel Sebastian (born August 20, 1986) is a Canadian YouTuber. Sebastian is best known for creating and hosting YouTube channels that cover technology, especially Linus Tech Tips (LTT). His channels have a combined subscriber base of over 26 million.
As of March 2021, Linus Tech Tips is the most-watched technology channel on YouTube.[2] In 2014, Tubefilter named the channel as being within the "top 1% of Google's preferred advertising channels" on YouTube for the technology category.[3] In 2015, Inc. magazine ranked Sebastian fourth in a list of the "Top 30 Power Players in Tech"
That's like saying Meghan Trainor outshines Mozart because she has more listens on Spotify.
There are many, many ways to run a successful channel. This guy's choosing to continue with the bro tactics of 10 years ago.
Please love yourself.
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Linus has always been annoying, but he's pretty honest, which can't be said for a lot of tech review places, and he knows a lot about technology, which also can't be said for a lot of tech review places.
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@Aqua-Letifer said in Modular:
That video was annoying as fuck. Did he send away for a "How to YouTube like the PROs!!!1" kit or something? He managed to fit all the cliches into the first minute.
I agree that it's annoying as hell.
BUT Linus' Tech Tips is one of the most-watched YouTUbe Channels., so, yeah, he probably does know how to YouTube.
Linus Gabriel Sebastian (born August 20, 1986) is a Canadian YouTuber. Sebastian is best known for creating and hosting YouTube channels that cover technology, especially Linus Tech Tips (LTT). His channels have a combined subscriber base of over 26 million.
As of March 2021, Linus Tech Tips is the most-watched technology channel on YouTube.[2] In 2014, Tubefilter named the channel as being within the "top 1% of Google's preferred advertising channels" on YouTube for the technology category.[3] In 2015, Inc. magazine ranked Sebastian fourth in a list of the "Top 30 Power Players in Tech"
That's like saying Meghan Trainor outshines Mozart because she has more listens on Spotify.
There are many, many ways to run a successful channel. This guy's choosing to continue with the bro tactics of 10 years ago.
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Rather than dissing on how Linus is presenting this, any thoughts on the actual subject of his video?
People scream about the lack of customization and upgradability of Apple's (and increasingly other compainies') products. Framework seems to be a viable solution to this.
If you like Windows, that is.
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Rather than dissing on how Linus is presenting this, any thoughts on the actual subject of his video?
People scream about the lack of customization and upgradability of Apple's (and increasingly other compainies') products. Framework seems to be a viable solution to this.
If you like Windows, that is.
Rather than dissing on how Linus is presenting this, any thoughts on the actual subject of his video?
People scream about the lack of customization and upgradability of Apple's (and increasingly other compainies') products. Framework seems to be a viable solution to this.
If you like Windows, that is.
I think it sounds like a great idea, and the fact that Linus is so positive about it speaks volumes, at least for me.
