What's stopping me from buying a Framework 16

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@Aidan_Lee-Calamera

I’ve seen the Thinkpad mod, which looks great, but I have a Clevo right now which has the buttons on the bottom which I much prefer.

Just want to check, this is the one you saw?

Thinkpad keyboard mod (super early stages)!

Here’s a teaser of what “version 3” might look like, using the X13 Gen 4 keyboard up top and the T470s clickpad-with-buttons (as requested by @Gwen) down below. The X13 Gen 1 keyboard is the same size, but with buttons integrated into the keyboard, and might be another option for folks who really don’t want a touchpad at all (and I’m personally in that camp). [PXL_20240708_183432242.MP] [PXL_20240708_183953235.MP]

That’s the furthest along project I’ve come across for touchpad at least.

If you like buttons on the bottom, I’ve never tried it, but I imagine you might be able to have the touchpad driver swap input directions so that you can mount the touch pad buttons down. If you’re using a Clevo, I suspect you’re on linux.