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Framework Laptop 16 Deep Dive – Liquid Metal

31 points| simon_weber | 2 years ago |frame.work

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nrp|2 years ago

I'm happy to answer any questions folks have on this or other parts of the product.

ksec|2 years ago

Under normal circumstances will this ever need replacing? Expecting this to be much better than paste, compared to 2-3 years for paste before conductivity drops, liquid metal should last 5+ years minimum?

How much more in percentage does it cost compared to paste? I know there are different kind of paste but just a rough estimate.

Is this the first in Laptops? It took years before Thermal Pad took off ( all because of enthusiast paying and companies discovered an market for it ). But AFAIK with liquid metal, companies were always talking about potential leakage. I thought it was at least a selling point that is worth market the hell out of it.

eviks|2 years ago

> and fan noise to a minimum.

Have you done any tests to compare to the famously quiet MacBooks under similar workloads? To what extent is it possible to match that?

grudg3|2 years ago

I've been waiting for what feels like a couple of years, and it still doesn't look like I can buy Frameworks in NZ. Real pity.

sam_bristow|2 years ago

My coworker who bought the Framework 13 about 6 months ago just left, otherwise I'd ask him how he imported it. It seemed pretty straight forward at the time.