Framework 13 vs X210(0) - spot the error?

[Jieren_Zheng]

@Frankie_Wild

It’s not hard to be better than the one in HP Elitebook 840 G6, it’s one of the worst I have typed one. In my opinion the X280 is about standard for Thinkpad and better than most as feeling but it’s not full width so subpar for Thinkpad line yes.

Wait until you tried a Toshiba Z930 or even a recent Acer Aspire 3 haha.

I wonder if there is enough space to fit something like a Thinkpad X280 type of keyboard in a Framework 13. The traditional one with a longer key travel would be impossible (I don’t even think the 16" model has enough space). Sadly, there’s no space to fit a trackpoint either.

I would love to have the Thinkpad fibreglass/carbon fibre reinforced plastic + magnesium alloy chassis though.

I wonder if we can actually find a way to crowdfund these features for a 3rd party mainboard.

[Frankie_Wild]

@Jieren_Zheng

I would love to have the Thinkpad fibreglass/carbon fibre reinforced plastic + magnesium alloy chassis though.

I wonder if we can actually find a way to crowdfund these features for a 3rd party mainboard.

Working on it as we speak:

Converting Framework 13 to a FrankenPad

I like where this is going, but there’s one thing you should keep in mind. The ThinkPad Compact USB Keyboard with TrackPoint (0B47190) has a major issue with the way the middle mouse scrolling works. Unlike the TrackPoints in ThinkPad laptops, when you hold down the middle mouse button on the Compact USB Keyboard, the keyboard firmware sends TrackPoint movements as coarse scroll events instead of fine mouse movements. Scrolling on the Compact USB Keyboard is much less precise than scrolling on…

If successful it will be sold as a DIY body kit.

[Jorg_Frohberg]

Framework 13 vs X210(0) - spot the error?

Working on it as we speak: If successful it will be sold as a DIY body kit.

I’d be very interested to have one. (Even if the keyboard you plan to use isn’t my favourite one. But having mousebuttons and a trackpoint would be just awesome.

[Frankie_Wild]

@Jorg_Frohberg

Even if the keyboard you plan to use isn’t my favourite one

So far calculations point to an increase for keyboard height from the original 3.8 mm to 6 mm. Any keyboard that fits in it and can connect via USB will work . The keyboard itself is not part of the project and the tricky part is the hinge arm height that has to be adjusted accordingly.