Replacement magnets

Framework Laptop 13
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Last year, magnets detached from several places of my FW13. I stored them in a small pocket of my laptop bag, but then they somehow got lost.

Would it be possible for FW to sell replacement magnets in the online store?

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You could probably get suitable magnets from eBay or Amazon. Just check the size of the holes you have and you should be able to buy the correct ones for pennies.

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I would prefer not to have to do that.
Screws could be found on Amazon too, but Framework still sells replacement screws kits. For convenience.

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I disagree. They should be considered similarly.

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Screws get lost and magnets get lost. Same same. They can get accidentally detached quite easily, actually.
I’m not giving orders, LOL. That would be silly to see my post like that.
I’m just saying that it should be possible to buy FW replacement magnets, as it’s the most convenient solution, and that shouldn’t be hard for them neither, because they obviously have a supplier.

“Should” as “should some time in a (not too far) future”, if that precision gives you some relief.

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Very helpful, thank you.

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Since I moved recently, 100% sure that they are several thousands kilometers away.

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They don’t seem to be among these.

I’m not really willing to buy order-made magnets, if FW already has a supplier for mass production.

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That is in no way a replacement for an actual magnet, those sheets are orders of magnitude weaker than regular magnets and need a lot of area to do anything useful.

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At that size they aren’t going to do the job of any of the magnets in the frame (except for maybe the lid sensor one).

There likely is, all you need to know is the dimensions and you’ll likely be able to fit matching magnets, though that’ll probably not be all that cheap.

I would consider them part of the case but it would be nice if framework did provide the specs for them, would also be useful if someone wanted to make a custom case.

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Yes, I lost these ones.

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Also if they are smaller it would be trickier to firmly fix them in place, as there would be room to wiggle despite the glue.