Can I please confirm before buying that FL13 AMD would work with two monitors and a large USB hub with closed lid?

[Daniel_Vartanov]

Hi all,

The setup I really want to build is Framework13 AMD laptop resting on my table with the lid closed while a power cord, two external monitors and a large (16 port) USB hub connected to it via its ports. Can anyone please confirm it would work as described?

Also, Is it possible somehow use one of the USB pots for more than one of the functions described enough so that I would insert an Ethernet port instead of one of the USBs? Do I understand correctly that all of USB ports are currently USB4 ports?

[Matthew_Quarisa]

The setup you describe will work however you may experience higher temps or slightly lower sustained performance.

For the Intel FL13:

Cooling compatible with closed-lid operations?

Just an update on this based on further evaluation. The system will function normally with the lid closed, but the thermal performance will be somewhat better with the lid open.

Also

https://www.reddit.com/r/framework/comments/18eod4d/can_the_framework_13_or_16_be_used_docked_with/

[Adrian_Joachim]

@Daniel_Vartanov

The setup I really want to build is Framework13 AMD laptop resting on my table with the lid closed while a power cord, two external monitors and a large (16 port) USB hub connected to it via its ports. Can anyone please confirm it would work as described?

Apart from somewhat reduced performance because of reduced cooling and no access to the power button it should work.

@Daniel_Vartanov

Do I understand correctly that all of USB ports are currently USB4 ports?

On the intel ones all the ports are tb or usb4 depending on version, on the amd just the back ones are.