Framework themselves did x.com
I actually found a listing on eBay for that charger shipping from China but I’m not willing to spend $200 to see if it’s real.
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That article sounds more meaningful than it actually is.
All certified passive (ie. without internal chips) USB4 v1.0 40 Gbps cables (as well as passive Thunderbolt 3 and 4 cables) have been retroactively updated to USB4 v2.0 80 Gbps. USB4 v2.0 80 Gbps has only a minor increase in signal integrity requirements over the prior generation, as a result the designers decided against increasing the requirements for the cables.
That article is about the first cable available to be certified for USB4 v2.0 80 Gbps from the get-go, however IMO that’s meaningless as all passive USB4 40 Gbps cables are certified to meet the same standard and have had 80 Gbps support retroactively enabled. The first USB4 40 Gbps 240W cables were certified nearly 2 years ago.
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Digikey has stock available now for $126 if you are interested.
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I like that the price dropped but it looks like those don’t ship until December. I’m keeping an eye on Mouser though because they’re supposed to get 30 in stock next month.
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Oh that’s awesome. I’m ordering one now. Thanks for putting the effort into checking with them.
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Just got a charge from DigiKey, and the website has updated to show the chargers can ship immediately.
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Same for me here ^^
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Just got an email that it shipped.
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Just got the delivery estimated time, I hope you don’t mind it being in french lol
It ships in only two days ! (fingers crossed)
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Any plans on posting a review / photos when you get it?
Somewhat interested in what that charger looks like but am not in the position to blindly purchase at the moment!
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Mine just shipped out. Should arrive Monday. I’ll do some testing to see if it makes any performance difference overall but unfortunately I do not have/can’t afford to buy a USB-c multimeter that actually supports 240w safely/accurately.
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I can take some photos and do a bit of a comparison. I really want to take the new charger out for a spin once I have the thermal issue with my laptop resolved, so it may be a few days before I have some numbers. I don’t have any hardware tools like the PD measurement either, but I should be able to pull everything such as computer sensors.
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Would https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0B5W5NKKN be an option? I’ve got it and looks good, but can’t test the full range due to lack of 240W adapter and not having a dGPU.
That would be awesome. I’m waiting to confirm it has a replaceable usb cable, just like the Framework adapter, before I purchase. I’m not wasting money on any more power adapters that become useless after the usbC end gets damaged.
Looking at the datasheet available on Mouser, it looks like an attached USB-C cable 1.6m long and no included wall plug/cable, though it looks to be the same style wall cable as the 180W Framework one.
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Got the charger in the post today, I’ll have some photos up later on after I finish some work around house.
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Hi guys,
I also got the THING but I was only able to make a sneak peek (YouTube short) as I’m not available today, enjoy!
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I believe mine is scheduled for Monday delivery. Thanks for the video though. The size is still fairly reasonable considering it’s 240w.