Schenker Element 16 is a “semi-modular” laptop with a repairable, customizable design

Laptops have never been as easy to upgrade or repair as desktop computers. But that’s become even more true in recent years, with most laptops now shipping without user-replaceable batteries and many using LPDDR memory that’s soldered to the mainboard instead of upgradeable SODIMM sticks.

But it is possible to make a laptop that’s repairable and upgradeable. Framework has been doing it for […]

Ooohhh yes!

Lenovo G50-45
RAM 6GB boosted to 16GB
HDD replaced with same size SDD

We are flying! Many thanks to upgradeable - easy, accurate, economic, fast!

https://www.upgradeable.com.au/

#upgradeable #upgrade #HDDtoSDD

TBH, if you have enough sense in terms of #InfoSec, #OpSec & #ComSec your #ITsec shouldn't depend on @GrapheneOS being good.

• #GrapheneOS is, in fact, pretty good.

My pain-points with it are propably "nitpicky" for most, but I do want my devices to be #repairable, #serviceable and #upgradeable and (#security concerns aside) even #Fairphone has regressed in that part since I got my #Fairphone3plus.

• I certainly want more #repairable and #secure devices and those things don't exclude each other.

But call me a weirdo for thinking so...

• Also the only criminals that get caught are those too stupid or those being paid to serve time and shut up. And if the latter one sounds weird to you, then you need to read up on that...

#Smartphones #privacy #security

Framework adds Ryzen AI 300 and NVIDIA RTX 5070 options for its 16 inch modular laptop

The Framework Laptop 16 is a notebook with a 16 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel, 165 Hz display and a modular design that lets you replace the mainboard, graphics card, ports, and other key components.

When Framework launched its first model with a 16 inch display in 2023 it was available with an AMD Ryzen 7040HS series processor and optional support for AMD Radeon RX 7700S discrete graphics. Now […]

#dgpu #framework #frameworkLaptop16 #modular #upgradeable

Read more: https://liliputing.com/framework-adds-ryzen-ai-300-and-nvidia-rtx-5070-options-to-its-16-inch-modular-laptop/

I think that #CAMM is a bad design compared to #SODIMM & #DIMM...

• Like #Apple's bs of #SolderedDownRAM but just slightly less worse cuz now one could only in theory get a daughterboard and doesn't have to replace individual chips.

Still, just gimme regular-ass socketed Chips & #DIMMs ffs!

• Also we don't need to make the THINN-nest machines ffs - just make them #repairable and #serviceable and #upgradeable, because #AntiRepairDesign is way more unsustainable than the 0,1% of idiots who give a shit about whether their #DDR5-RAM can do 6400MT/s or 4800MT/s, simply because most users won't notice that at all (unlike switching from a 2,5" #SATA-#HDD running at 5400rpm to an #NVMe-#SSD that maxes out #PCIe 4x connections.

#FACT: #RAM & #SSD|s are inevitably dying due to age and use and like #ThermalPaste need to be #replaceable for a device to work longterm!

• So stop the #Enshittification of #tech FFS!

I'd rather have a #THICC af #laptop that actually survives my daily use than some flimsy #tablet that snaps in half if I sneeze at it.

• No seriously, most devices can't even fit proper ports and cooling fans for no good reason whatsoever!

Also I think it's insulting to frame basic things like "stability" as a negative.

• Guess what? People want to #GetShitDone and the folks that actually buy a #MobileWorkstation want to be able to rely on that equipment...

Framework’s modular laptops (and mainboards) now come with Meteor Lake-H options

The Framework Laptop 13 is a modular, repairable, and upgradeable laptop that first debuted in 2021 with 11th-gen Intel Core processor. But Framework has launched several upgrades since then, allowing customers to either buy a new laptop with a faster Intel or AMD processor or purchase a new mainboard to upgrade the processor in their existing laptop.

Now Framework is doing it again. The […]

#framework #frameworkLaptop #frameworkLaptop13 #modular #repairable #upgradeable

Read more: https://liliputing.com/frameworks-modular-laptops-and-mainboards-now-come-with-meteor-lake-h-options/

It's #NewPodcastEpisode time!

'Framing a Better Laptop'

@jsbilsbrough is joined by Nirav Patel, founder of @frameworkcomputer, to talk #RightToRepair, and how we should be looking at #sustainable and #upgradeable #technology.

Of course, we discuss #FrameworkLaptop and what this uniquely customisable and upgradable notebook brings to the market.

🎧 Listen: https://cwir.es/b/it
🍏 Apple Podcasts: http://cwir.es/apple
🎶 Spotify: http://cwir.es/spotify