Please, have another go at the MicroSD expansion card

[voltagex]

This really needed to be spring loaded (actually, I think the cards themselves needed to be but I bet the Framework 13 style case is locked in for a decade now)

I have a lot of difficulty taking the MicroSD cards out and it is never clear when they are inserted correctly.

I would say a full size SDXC reader with a good quality UHS-II adapter card would work better.

[MJ1]

@voltagex

I would say a full size SDXC reader with a good quality UHS-II adapter card would work better.

They are working on one. But it requires them having a custom SD slot made.

Pre-announcing the SD Expansion Card and a new YouTube series

[b419602f-b08f-427e-b400-9603aa961da9_sd-expansion-card-exploded-illustration-blog@2x-100] Today, we’re pre-announcing that we’re developing an SD Expansion Card. Normally we don’t announce a product until we’ve fully locked the feature-set, brought up the necessary suppliers and manufacturing environment, completed most of the engineering and a substantial level of testing and validation, and are on a high confidence path to a specific release date at a specific price. This is because develop…

[Azure]

@voltagex

I think the cards themselves needed to be

Interestingly, the slots were originally going to have springs, but this was determined to not be the best option for the user experience. See more here

[Eclectic]

@Azure

but this was determined to not be the best option for the user experience

That is interesting. Especially considering every other microUSB drive I’ve ever used was spring loaded. It never occured to me that Frameworks wouldn’t be

[Fraoch]

The expansion cards themselves were originally spring-loaded, which had the unintended effect of launching them out of the laptop.

Some may see that as a feature though.

[Azure]

Correct, I should note that I was talking about the expansion cards themselves originally being spring loaded. We don’t know about the pre-production of the MicroSD expansion card, but non spring loaded slots do exist on many computers other than the Framework Laptop.

While there could always be a MicroSD expansion v2 that adds a spring loaded mechanism, it does not seem to be a priority for the team right now, as they are currently working on a full-size SD expansion card.