Hello,
I just discovered this great computer concept, and I think it’s simply amazing!
I’ve started reading through the documentation, especially for the Laptop 16.
However, regarding the height limit for SSDs, if both slots in the Laptop 16 are used, I don’t fully understand the help provided in the FAQ.
It says not to exceed a height between 0.7 and 1.5 mm. The FAQ also gives examples of items from the Framework Marketplace.
But when I look at the list, the SSDs shown far exceed the stated height: WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe 4TB, Without Heatsink: 2.38 mm
WD_BLACK SN770 NVMe 250GB, Without Heatsink: 2.38 mm
WD_BLACK SN770M NVMe 500GB, Without Heatsink: 2.29 mm
Is it because these are single-sided M.2 SSDs that are compatible despite their size?
If that’s the case, what is the height limit for a single-sided M.2 SSD? 2.5 mm, 3 mm?
Is there another place where the maximum height specifications are detailed, depending on whether it’s a single-sided or double-sided M.2 SSD?
Thank you for your help and for taking the time to assist me!
Note that Framework says bottom side and top height. Not overall height, which is what Western Digital would be listing.
1.5mm is just max allowed height of components according to the M.2 spec. I would think most SSDs without a heatsink would comply with that. wikipedia.org/wiki/M.2#Form_factors_and_keying. So the Framework 16 specific lower height limitations only come into play when using both a double-sided 2280 and also using the 2230 slot.
The WD drives, up to 4TB, all appear to be single-sided and comply with the M.2 max height limitation. SSD PCBs are 0.8mm. 2.38 - 0.8 = 1.48mm component height. The 8TB WD drive would be double-sided, as the height is listed as 3.81mm.