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Framework’s first desktop is a strange—but unique—mini ITX gaming PC (arstechnica.com)
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[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

This is not really that interesting and kinda weird given the non-upgradability, but I guess it's good for AI workloads. It's just not that unique compared to their laptops.

I'd love a mid-tower case with swappable front panel I/O and modular bays for optical drives; would've been the perfect product for Framework to make IMO.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

They’d be competing with a bajillion other case makers. And I’m pretty sure there are already cases with what you ask (such as 5.25 bay mounted IO running off USB headers, at least).

Like… I don’t really see what framework can bring making a case. Maybe it could be a super SFF mobo with a GPU bay, but that’s close to what they did here.

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

There may be already such a case but you and me have never heard about it and it's probably by some chinese no-name brand.

A proper metal mid-tower case with modular front panel I/O (using Framework's system with the USB-C converters) and modular optical drive/hard drive bays would be unique.

[–] bluewing@lemm.ee 3 points 5 days ago

The mini's are the latest new hotness for desktop computing. I've been running a dirt cheap $90US, mini for 2 years now. It fits extremely well on my desk, just tucked in under the monitor leaving plenty of room for all the other tasks I do daily.

Will it play the latest hot new video game? Nope. But it will run OnlyOffice, FreeCAD and FreeDoom just fine.

[–] commander@lemmings.world -2 points 5 days ago

It’s just not that unique compared to their laptops.

This'll be a good sell for the useful idiot crowd that has been conditioned to think gaming laptops are the devil.