What new Expansion Card types do you want to see released?

I am not sure what your questions have to do with my proposal: having a variation of the expansion card with a jack, that also included a usbc port.

But nevertheless, answering your question:

I doubt you can connect the DAC in the 13" to the expansion card, it would be very hackish and different for every expansion card, specially in different sides. In the 13" you would still have the DAC in the expansion card and you would end up with two of everything, which is why this expansion card does not make a lot of sense for the 13".

But again, not sure what your comment has to do with my suggestion of having a usbc port in the expansion card next to the jack.

Itā€™s only ā€˜wastefulā€™ if, on the FL16, that you need that ā€˜one moreā€™ usb-c portā€¦when all other 5 ports are already simultaneously occupied.

i.e. The logic is: If you have other 5 ports offering the usb-c portā€¦AND decided not to use them. such that you can form this ā€˜wastefulā€™ argumentā€¦then the issue isnā€™t with the port availability.

And then adding more logic to this: If the other 5 ports are already simultaneously occupiedā€¦then youā€™re all plugged inā€¦ May I introduce you to a USB-C hub / dock? (i.e. additional weight of a hub isnā€™t going to matter at that pointā€¦because youā€™re stationary).

The ā€˜wastefulā€™ argument is wasteful on that front.

I get your point and that is why in my initial comment, I was saying ā€œif the cost of adding the usbc port is not very highā€ā€¦

Then it would be a great detail to have an extra usbc port. Because the audio will not take a lot of bandwidth leaving most of it to the usbc port, plus physically the audio jack and the usbc port fit in one expansion card.

If it is going to drive the cost up a lot, then probably is not worth it. But if it is cheap to add, it would be a good improvement to have.

Doubt it would be simple as putting another type C on the card to use the rest of the available bandwidth. The headphone jackā€™s DAC would present as a USB device, so another port would require a hub. Likely a simpler hub than two type-Cs, since the DAC is only going to be USB2, but it would take some engineering.

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In fairness, for a lot of times I donā€™t actually use headphones with my laptop. I am not a music person. Iā€™d rather prefer more USB, charging port/display out, or Ethernet. However, I do sometimes also fiddle with headphone (and other music/analog stuff), so having one can be very handy.

Having a module also allows user to configure the position of it. While it is somewhat a step backward compared to wiring it to the internal DAC, I felt it is nevertheless acceptable. Especially when you consider the fact that you can plug in multiple headphone jack modules and configure different sound profiles/utility for each.
Inability to combine expansion card slots for bigger expansion cards is kind of a letdown, however I feel like thatā€™s the job of the new Expansion Bay.

2x Expansion Card Expansion Bay? (a.k.a. a Expansion Bay that allow you to plug in 2 Expansion Cards). Maybe 4. idk.
Or just have built-in IO like USB.


Ooo you know what
25G Fiber link. Not sure why anyone would want it, but we do have PCIe cards that do that.

Definitely, but a USB 2 hub plus a DAC can probably fit. The USB 3 lanes could possibly be simply passed though.

Iā€™m curious if it would be possible to have a module that combines a USB port (A or C, whichever can fit) with a 3.5mm headphone jack.
A 3.5mm port is a must-have for me, but using a whole module slot for a small port seems unfortunate.

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Itā€™s not just the ports that you need to fit in. You need to fit a good quality audio DAC plus a usb hub to to split the single usb-c on the motherboard side to the audio DAC and whatever extra port you want. Iā€™d wait until Framework releases their 3.5mm module and we see internal pics. I have a feeling there wonā€™t be enough room left.

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We discussed the same idea here:

And the next answers.

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I made this account just to upvote that suggestion. I would very much like to see a kvm switch module like what they have. Iā€™m a network engineer and all around IT tech for a bunch of small businesses. Having to haul around a bunch of extra equipment to see what is going on in a server rack is a pain. Iā€™d pay good money if framework made this module. Iā€™m already planning on getting the 16 inch when it comes out but if I could get this too, Iā€™d be VERY happy.

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None of those of course x)
Like on the other thread Double USB C on one port. WHen I do OBS interview I have 2 USB c microphone and 2 camera plus power, that is 5 USB C .
Now if I want to plug my externa screen, this would be 6.
And 10ā‚¬ shipment instead of 30ā‚¬ x)

CF Express and full-size SD card readers would be at the top of my wish list.

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I was about to propose this as a comment, but then realized it probably warrants its own thread:

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Can we get a recessed or hidden type-a expansion card that hides our wireless type-a mouse dongles?

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Search the forum for Dongle Hider!

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Maybe this was already mentioned - sorry if thatā€™s the case - but, what about a numeric keypad? Of course you can always plug a USB one, but I mean one that would exploit the socket for the extension card in order to make it look and feel like a natural extension of the laptop.

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Iā€™m thinking a module that would have an outrigger you could sit an FW16 numeric keypad on and plug into an expansion slot. Iā€™m surprised no-one has thought along this line already.

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Something similar was suggested before 11th Gen batch one was released, possibly using both expansion card slots on one side, with pass-through ports, so that 4 ports were still available.

Bonus points if it could be left or right sided

I think there were even some threads specifically targeted at such an accessory.

I know I would like one for data and spreadsheet usage.

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This is a great idea! It links together the two different laptop architectures and Iā€™d love to have an extension for my FW13 that lets me use FW16 pieces.