Untapped modular potential...(Screen, hinge, lid, trackpad options)

Framework Laptop 13
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With the Framework laptop being easy to repair, and that it’s now been out for a year, maybe Framework can start on spanning out with variations of some of the components?

Screen: Different aspect ratios, refresh rate. This implies different display cables and bezel cutout.

Hinge: We have 3.3Kg and 4.0Kg hint set, but what about 360 degrees?

Lid: We now have the aluminium CNC upgraded lid, how about other alloy / composites? Also one to work with the 360 degrees hinge?

Trackpad: Can we get trackpad with physical buttons, and / or something with force click / haptic feedback?

Think we should acknowledge the potential is there. Otherwise, we’re just saying Framework is satisfied with settling with expansion card modularity, only.

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There are other ways that Framework can enable innovation, such as through expanded creator programs that enable a third party market.

For example, one could think of the chassis as a first-party accessory, but in the future a third party chassis could be made available through the store that provides some of the features you’re proposing. And that’s not as far fetched as one might think; there was a company that fits brand new Macbooks into tablet bodies, but did so without Apple’s blessing.

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