# Will a productized version of the passified USB-A Card be available?

**URL:** <https://community.frame.work/t/will-a-productized-version-of-the-passified-usb-a-card-be-available/42809>\
**Category:** Framework Laptop 13\
**Created:** [December 30, 2023, 11:33am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/will-a-productized-version-of-the-passified-usb-a-card-be-available/42809 "2023-12-30T11:33:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 6:01am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/will-a-productized-version-of-the-passified-usb-a-card-be-available/42809/4 "2024-07-15T06:01:01Z")

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13th gen Intel boards [only](http://community.frame.work/t/responded-framework-13-things-that-surprised-me/36235/9) without hardware mods/revisions like the DP and HDMI.

11th gen boards have a _constant_ drain of ~0.35W per USB A card.

12th gen ameliorated the idle consumption however drain during sleep was the same as 11th gen, ~0.35W per card.

AMD 13/16 boards only have this USB A issue on the rear ports according to the knowledge base:

> **[Expansion Card Functionality on Framework Laptop 13 (AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series)](https://knowledgebase.frame.work/expansion-card-functionality-on-framework-laptop-13-amd-ryzen-7040-series-SkrVx7gAh)**
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> The Framework Laptop 13 AMD Ryzen 7040 Series

> **[Expansion Card Slot functionality on Framework Laptop 16](https://knowledgebase.frame.work/expansion-card-slot-functionality-on-framework-laptop-16-rkUjGm7cn)**
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> The Framework Laptop 16 has 6 slots for Expansion Cards and is fully compatible with all Framework Expansion Cards already available for the the Framework Lapto

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