Well I actually have a 4Liter PC and I still think it’s too big for me. I can’t carry it with me on an airplane so I think the problem is the standard of external GPU housing size and weight. There’s one from ASUS (ROG XG mobile) but it’s not updatable and repairable plus it is using proprietary port not USB c
More Gaming power please - numpad accessible by holding down a key - Printer - you just HAVE to do a printer! 
As a few other people have suggested here, a larger, around 15-16 inch laptop would be stellar. That extra bit of screen real estate and battery life would be killer. The laptop I had prior to this device was an old macbook in the 16 inch format, and even though I love using my Framework much more than that device due to its repair-ability, I dearly miss that larger screen size.
A little late to the party but how about you guys make a service in which the users can be able to buy custom colored cases for the framework laptop? like the bazel but instead of the bazel its the whole case’s parts. the palm/armrest chasis, the bottom, the top, etc… that would be awesome! and how about allowing us to perhaps have our own logos imprinted on the top of the chasis too? that would be really cool! OR, how about a bigger battery? but then again that may require a bigger chasis so … 
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Won’t happen
What about a small wireless mouse like device that fits one of the slots to store and charge.
Never say never! While Framework mentioned in the post you quoted that they can’t easily do separate colors for keyboard covers vs the rest of the laptop, and have mentioned elsewhere on the forum that the only color is bare aluminum silver since adding color to the metal is bad for the environment, there is always a chance that if enough people are interested, Framework could find a more eco-friendly way to color the laptops, or even find an alternate material that could be even better for the environment (I recently saw new laptops that had some sort of wood fibre/bamboo top casing that could be a future venture) This thread is for brainstorming for the future, not shooting down other people’s ideas!
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Sure but they should be realistic, should I suggest that FW make a car next? Call me a negative nancy all you want but not every idea is a good one. I’m not even suggesting that forum members game out a business strategy but at least put a little thought into the idea before throwing it out there. FW could potentially find a new an innovative way to color the laptops, I don’t deny that. In this particular case however, dBrand is the better option and services the market quite well. FW doesn’t need to push into this space because it’s already well serviced and even if the environmental factors were excluded, would still present a logistical challenge. I wasn’t even mean and just quoted a relevant authority. There are plenty of zany and off-the-wall ideas in this thread that are quite good. That one just…isn’t, that’s all.
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I would love to see 80gbps thunderbolt, for future use with eGPU enclosures of the same bandwidth.
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Something I forgot to add in my previous post, after moving from my Macbook air to Framework, I have found myself really missing its trackpad. While the Framework trackpad is one of the best in the windows laptops I’ve used, it still pales in comparison to the Haptic Trackpad of the Macbook. I almost never used a mouse on the air since the trackpad was just that good. I know Dell with their XPS 13 and Sensel have developed haptic trackpads for their windows laptops. Would love to see this integrated into my Framework!
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I personally disagree, in the fact that while DBrand does have some nice skins, they still leave gaps and can be costly, plus even just having a second color beyond silver means that when swapping out metal parts on the laptop you can add some personality to your computer.
All that said, I would also disagree with shooting down any idea here, even a car. Nirav started this thread by saying that they want to remake all of consumer electronics, but made sure to add an (eventually) afterwards. I don’t see the point in differentiating good and bad ideas in this thread, because Framework has a lot of smart people working in the company, and they know better than all of us what ideas are good or bad for their business. If their employees and the community moderators are not taking any action, then all ideas here are valid, and no offense, but the response you added only mentioned separate input cover colors, and other than the post saying that they aren’t doing more colors at this time, Framework has never said that they will never choose to make other colored cases in the future.
The biggest reason I responded the way I did is because all you said was “Wont happen” which is not necessarily true. I added my own context so that the original commenter knew that “it likely will not happen soon, but it’s not impossible”. Unless the Framework team is much less intelligent than we’ve seen so far (highly unlikely) nothing mentioned here will risk the company’s safety, so unless a response is harmful in some way to other forum users, there is no reason to shoot down ideas imho.
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And now? Is there a result, what frameworks next project is?
How about a 11 in. super durable, repairable Chromebook with enough capacity to dual boot a lightweight Linux distro? This would be ideal for the educational market and so valuable to anyone with children. They break things easily and those lightweight, plastic pieces of junk are no match for them. I know from experience. Parents, students, and educators the world over would be thrilled!
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Would really love to see a super simple Thunderbolt/USB4 eGPU adapter (not a full enclosure), ideally low cost with less bells and whistles. The Razer Core X is waaay too expensive, and the alternatives that make sense price-wise ($170-ish) are on AliExpress, which I have less than 100% trust in. Thanks for this amazing laptop, I got it 2 days ago and am already in love!
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Well, still no hinge though!)
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The most obvious for me is a tablet. Mostly because I’ve pushed their age quite a lot. I cannot stand a slow work computer, but an old tablet is OK, because its only job is just being a comfortable web browser and video player.
I’ve just upgraded to my 3rd and the previous ones were replaced because I could not fix them. Also some freedom to change the OS would be amazing, because Android vendors max upgrades only to 4 years. That’s ridiculously low for a device that I am OK with doubling or triple a laptop age
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My suggestions after yesterdays event:
- Modular, repairable phone
- Modular, repairable tablet
- Modular, repairable printer
- Enclosure for (old) displays with VESA-mounts
- New expansion cards
The italic suggestions would secondary for me.
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I am still, personally, looking for a touchscreen to succeed my Surface Pro 6. A 360 hinge would be nice to have as it would be a true successor to my currently un-upgradable, device.
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