Touchscreen
a 2 in 1 option whether it be different hinge/screen frame or a different model
Thunderbolt 4 compatible/expansion card (idk if the current USB4 one fully supports eGPU)
a dual usb-A expansion card like 2 usb 3.0 (5Gbps)
a recess usb expansion card
and for others
an AMD option
a cheaper frame model (like a plastic)
Yes the USB-C expansion card ports pass through thunderbolt to eGPU. I have Razer Core X mostly working with my Framework. I say mostly because Nvidia drivers are still being an inconsistent pile of censored. Itâs definitely not a hardware issue though.
Maybe only oldish cards work? 9series/10series
Thou idk what card you are running
I wonder how some AMD cards and their drivers fair?
A double USB-A module might be a squeeze, but there is definitely enough room for dual USB-C. Iâd also love to see an Ethernet module (probably one of those weird origami ones).
A battery tender mode in BIOS. Dell offers this and the way it works is that the battery cycles at 70-100% to prevent it from being topped off at all times while also giving you decent life no matter when you unplug it.
Iâm unfortunately not in the market for a new laptop right now, but this (or gen 2) is 100% my next laptop.
Reiterating again that I would instantly buy a framework should a touchscreen option be available. If this doesnât happen over the next year or so when Iâll definitely be looking to replace my current machine, I will have to go with an alternative device even though I love pretty much everything else about the framework.
I would like to see a power button with an RGB light that uses this to inform the user of various things that the user can control. It can fade to indicate battery level, or have different colours for different performance profiles, or to indicate CPU temperature or usage levels. Maybe flash or brighten when you run as superuser or administrator. Whatever is possible.
15" or 16", 1080p, Touchscreen with decent brightness (>=300 Nit)
Distant #2:
-AMD Zen 3 APUs or newer.
OLED display
AMD cpu
Thinkpad style keyboard switches
CNC aluminum chassis
More refine, silent and solid hinge, not wobbly
Touch pad leveled to the surface of pom rest
All black color
Laptop:
Expansion cards:
Changing battery charge level from userland is now available on BIOS 3.07, thanks to @DHowett !
Details available here: Exploring the Embedded Controller
Personally, I wouldnât advocate for an amd-based system without thunderbolt 3 support or at least compatibility even tho Iâd love to get one of these with an amd-based cpu.
One thing I would love to see is an aluminum case just for the motherboard (no keyboard, battery, etcâŚ) so we could re-use older version motherboards as a small form factor pc.
6-8 core CPU
a low-mid tier discrete GPU
15"(or 16"-17") display with touch screen (matte PLEASE) (and brighter? 700 nits maybe?)
Windows Hello (IR face rec thingie)
Sweet sweet low profile cherry PLEASE
another NVMe slot canât hurt right?
larger trackpad
screen with 16:9 ratio
Option to purchase a keyboard with scalloped keys similar to a lenovo ThinkPad.
My request revolves around my use of Thinkpads in the past. One thing I greatly loved about the Thinkpads is when they were sleeping (suspend or hibernation) there was half moon led on the back of the display that lit. In this way you had a confirmation that sleep or hibernation worked. It also allowed you to come back to the device and see that it was sleeping.
Hibernation was a little different. When hibernating the LED on the back would flash, same as if you were suspending, but once the system power down as a consequence of hibernation the led went out. In this way you werenât wasting power.
My idea is that we could use the LEDs on the sides of the Framework Laptop to approximate a similar feature for standby or hibernation. When the BIOS detects a power state change that could trigger it. This sort of visual confirmation was an important part of having confidence to stuff your thinkpad in a bag, etc.
Maybe the left LED could be reserved for sleep status confirmations.
Just an idea I had.
I have not seen this requested anywhere before. But, I would like a bezel with an integrated privacy filter. Whether or not it can be âturned on or offâ is a nice-to-have, but I would rather just have a permanent privacy filter I can remove by changing the bezel instead of having to implement it in other archaic ways.
Iâm bet HP and/or 3M still have that under patent with their âSureViewâ technology, although I must say I was very underwhelmed by it when I saw it in person.
One thing I did notice is that no matter what port configuration you take, you will always need a USB-C expansion card on the computer to charge it.
So how about one USB-C port on the case of the laptop about here? That could free up one of the slots and line up with the rest of the ports.
I would like to request 2 fewer expansion slots!
So why? Expansion slots arenât space efficient and use extra power. I still want some expansion slots, but I donât need all the ports to be changeable. In place of the two expansion ports I would like to request an âexpansion garageâ on each side.
An expansion garage would be a standard size empty space to pass through ports on the motherboard just like the rear I/O panel on an ATX style desktop case. Ex.
Reasons for replacing two expansion slots with expansion garages:
But this is the whole point of the framework, the interchangeable ports, I would have bought another laptop with upgradable storage and whatnot but the expansion cards stood out. It is intended to prevent hard port replacements.