On 5/2/23 12:07, Rich Pieri wrote:
My two notebooks ago Clevo had socketed RAM, socketed *desktop* CPU, and socketed MXM graphics.
A desktop chip could be socketed, that makes sense. I don't know the trade-offs in size, power consumption, additional chipset needs. Just fitting a socket into a laptop is going to take space, but it looks like the Clevos are bigger, at least than the current Framework models, so I can see it working.
Replacing the whole mainboard in a Framework computer in most cases is hundreds of dollars, but only that, and it allows keeping other parts.
In the I'm-not-in-the-market-honest department, I note that a Framework 13 is only a tad heavier and bigger than my XPS-13, yet available with much more RAM and bigger SSD. Some reviews aren't impressed with the battery life, but the battery is replaceable, if it loses some capacity after a few years. No dedicated page up/page down keys, but otherwise looks like a good keyboard layout.
-kb, the Kent who likes small and light. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
