No new information on 16 this time

[gcf]

Regarding how Framework adapted the design for the reduced number of PCIe lanes available:

@gcf

The specification pages of the current generation Ryzen “AI” 300 (“Strix Point”) and Ryzen “AI” MAX (“Strix Halo”) all say they have only 16 PCIe lanes, whereas the previous generations like the Ryzen 7000 had 20 PCIe lanes [under Connectivity: Native PCIe® Lanes (Total/Usable)].

Apparently in the first generation Framework Laptop 16, the m.2 2280 and m.2 2230 SSD slots both provide PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe (x4 = 4 lanes each).

@TheTwistgibber

For storage, we’ve put in two M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4x4 sockets, one of which is 2280-sized and other 2230-sized. [Framework Laptop 16 Deep Dive - Memory and Storage]

In the second generation Framework Laptop 16, the m.2 2230 slot provides PCIe 4.0 x2 NVMe (2 lanes).

Note: The secondary storage interface supports x2 PCIe 4.0. SSDs with x4 PCIe 4.0 will run at slower speed. [https://frame.work/laptop16?tab=specs ]