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Yes, I really did bring my own Logitech K400 to the Framework event to compare with Framework’s new keyboard+touchpad. I also accidentally left the Logitech there and had to go back; my colleague Victoria can confirm! Also in this video: check out what I am now calling Framework’s “anti-dongle.”
Framework told PCWorld that its new eGPU kit will include the first OCuLink 8i connector in a laptop — meaning eight lanes and 128Gbps of PCI-Express connectivity, which means it should be even faster than Thunderbolt 5 and shouldn’t bottleneck a GPU as much as the four-lane solutions we’ve tried before.
Microsoft’s new gaming boss said the “idea” isn’t dead, pointing onlookers to a legal brief it filed in a case. That case is Epic v. Google, and the brief is an argument that Judge Donato should stay the course and force Google to carry stores like Microsoft’s. There, Microsoft claims it’s put “significant efforts” behind “new consumer offerings” for Android.
If I didn’t already have a perfectly good laptop, I’d be saving up my money for this one. (Saving, not preordering, because I always wait for the reviews.)
Also, we’ve got photos and impressions of Framework’s couch keyboard now.
I just updated my story with some hands-on impressions and a photo gallery; we should have a quick video coming later today too!
Don’t call it duct-tape! Tyvek is a plastic that feels (and creases) like paper, similarly made of fibers bonded together. I have a wallet made of the stuff. The bag has dedicated pockets for Framework’s Expansion Cards, screwdriver, and up to a 13-inch laptop. The $39 sleeve comes in silver or black.
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Did Framework just catch up to premium laptops?
The Framework Laptop 16 is the most modular laptop ever made — but we’ve never been huge fans of the uneven and occasionally creaky spacers that let you shift the keyboard and touchpad left and right. Here are new one-piece versions. The touchpad might feel nicer now that it’s haptic, too! Waiting to hear the price on these.
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