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Grombobulous · 2026-10-28T20:50:09.000Z

I would rather have a Framework 13 Pro where I could choose 4 ports of my choosing and swap them out at will. (That’s my current machine, sold my M2 MacBook Pro for it).

I would rather have a ThinkPad X9 15p Aura Edition, which has 3x thunderbolt, SD Card, HDMI, and USB-A, all at the same time with no dongle.

AprilArcus · 2026-10-28T21:35:02.000Z

I love the Framework laptops in every other respect, but I just don't get the "swappable port" concept. Those are still dongles; they're just special dongles that can only be used on one brand of machine and which require allocating internal space away from battery, on a machine whose power-hungry OSes can't spare a single watt-hour.

Grombobulous · 2026-10-28T22:52:26.000Z

I don't know what's so hard to understand about it. They're dongles that don't stick out when you use them.

They can also be used on any brand of machine or even a smartphone. They're just Thunderbolt/USB-C.