TL;DR
- Framework is engaged on a 16-inch modular gaming laptop computer.
- The machine will likely be extremely customizable and designed to final for years.
- Preorders are anticipated to start later this Spring with shipments beginning close to the top of the yr.
Nirav Patel, the founding father of Framework — an organization greatest recognized for its 13-inch modular laptop computer known as the Framework Laptop computer — has set his eyes on the gaming house. His firm’s subsequent undertaking will likely be a 16-inch modular gaming laptop computer.
In an interview with Engadget, Patel revealed a couple of particulars concerning the newest product his firm is engaged on. Referred to as the Framework Laptop computer 16, this pc will likely be a gaming laptop computer that’s extremely customizable similar to the unique Framework Laptop computer.
Though Patel prevented speaking concerning the laptop computer’s specs, he did go in-depth about how his firm plans on avoiding the identical destiny as different corporations that tried to go down this identical route. To that extent, the technique that Framework appears to be using is centered round flexibility and assist.
When it comes to flexibility, the Framework Laptop computer 16 has reportedly been designed to develop and shrink as required. For instance, there’s sufficient room within the chassis for a present technology GPU module in addition to future ones. With the flexibility to vary dimension, the corporate doesn’t must constrain its modular parts to a single dimension.
“It’s been tried prior to now, it’s failed horribly, a lot in order that there’s a category motion lawsuit,” Patel admitted to Engadget. “What they did fallacious, we realized all of [their] classes so what we’re constructing is an growth bay system.”
The laptop computer additionally has an unprecedented stage of each inner and exterior customization. It gives a swappable keyboard, mousepad, and every other module designed for the highest deck. Moreover, the GPU, storage, and extra are swappable as properly. In accordance with Patel, this could assist with future generations of know-how:
“As a substitute of getting caught the place we will’t assist new generations, we have now that flexibility inside that growth bay to reconfigure any inner – or exterior – side of it to verify it really works.”
As for assist, the corporate already builds its personal mainboards and reportedly has made the ties it must construct its personal graphics playing cards. The corporate has additionally apparently developed a secondary show, haptic slider, LED matrix show, and two sorts of keyboards (common and RGB backlighting).
“We expect, with the Framework Laptop computer 13 having proven this third technology of merchandise all launching inside the identical kind issue, all persevering with assist all the best way again to the primary laptop computer we ever shipped, it reveals we’re on this for the lengthy haul,” stated Patel. “Once we say we’re constructing issues for longevity, we’re gonna hold delivering upgrades, that’s one thing we’re going to ship on.”
The Framework Laptop computer 16 would be the firm’s first foray into gaming notebooks. Earlier than this new undertaking, Framework delivered its first modular Chromebook.
