Framework's First Gaming Laptop Features Upgradeable GPUs, Swappable Keyboards -...

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    older laptops it was fairly easy for a tech to swap keyboarrds, I dont think the intent was for joe blow just to swap them out for a lark though. I had a pentium and a couple older machines where it was "slide this case plastic out and it was 1 flat flex cable" and one of the last one's ive seen is my old i5 dell at work, which is still kicking around monitoring machines.

    It has 2 or 3 tabs (been a while since I took it out, got rained on in a nasty storm blowing a hole in the roof) if you look unde

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      Most keyboards are swappable these days as well. In fact, most keyboards the only change is the keycaps. Especially with the use of chiclet keyboards where the top case has holes for all the keys, you don't want to have a different top case design that changes with the keyboard layout. So instead they just print different keycaps and stick them on the same circuit board for the keyboard. Then alter a few bits in a configuration ROM so it picks the keyboard layout in the BIOS and you're done.

      There are a few

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    I owned a Toshiba laptop whose keyboard was literally attached with double-sided tape, and simply removing the keyboard once meant it had to be replaced entirely. As I learned when I had my laptop serviced and they re-used the same keyboard, which was no longer properly secured and made lots of crinkly noises. Other companies like Apple route the keyboard layout into the metal chassis.

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  Apple notebooks have the keyboard riveted to the top case, so replacing it or changing the layout requires the entire top case to be replaced. This wasn't always the case - iBook keyboards used to be replaceable with no disassembly required and with just a small blade screwdriver to release the catch.

  Dell Latitude keyboards are usually replaceable, but it requires you to remove the battery, SSD and a few other things before you can unplug the cables, before you release the catches from the top and remove t

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  Not anymore.

  My wife's old laptop developed an issue with the Enter key (a Lenovo, yes that brand with the soldered RAM). After researching how to fix this, we decided to get a new laptop (that was old anyway), install Chrome on the older one, and use it for the kids. (they type much less).

  You have to take the entire thing apart before you can reach the keyboard, including all connections that come to the motherboard (screen, battery, wireless antenna, and many more), and hope to put it back together correct

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  Considering Framework tends to publish all the information (including CAD models) required for anybody to produce parts for their laptops, even if they don't make a keyboard with a mouse nipple, that's not stopping anybody else from doing so.

  People who are buying a 16" gaming laptop are probably not the same market as people who want a cheap keyboard for coffee shops. The 13" model is probably better suited for that.

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  There wasn't a nipple mouse in the past, which is the only part of the hardware that somewhat annoys me. Otherwise, I'm a happy owner of a 1st gen Framework.

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  Are you working in a Hollywood studio movie or something?/s