The Framework Pc 16

We’re livid to fragment our subsequent most significant product category, a high-performance 16” notebook, the Framework Pc 16. No longer only does the Framework Pc 16 elevate ahead the general identical variety philosophy spherical toughen, restore, and customization from the Framework Pc 13 at a severely increased performance point, but it absolutely furthermore brings in two novel module ecosystems: a fully reconfigurable enter deck and modular, upgradeable graphics. This allows an unbelievable vary of train cases and deep personalization for avid gamers, creators, engineers, and extra. We’ll be sharing plump specs, pricing, and availability when we commence pre-orders on the Framework Pc 16 this spring, earlier than shipments in uninteresting 2023. For extra updates on our Framework Pc 16 development creep, you might well perchance be half of for our newsletter. What we’re releasing this day is a preview to let developers commence with our commence source variety documentation.

Input Module machine

When starting up the vogue of the next show hide hide pc, one in all the important thing questions modified into once: Numpad, or no numpad? After doing a minute market be taught, we chanced on available is nearly precisely a 50/50 split between folks who treasure and need numpads and these who loathe them. We used this as an replace to no longer only will enable you to glean your preference there, but furthermore entirely customize the enter journey.

With the Framework Pc 16, alternatives for the enter machine are almost limitless. Input Modules are hot-swappable, making it easy for you to reconfigure at any time. Input modules come in three sizes – Minute, Medium (Numpad Modules), and Radiant (Keyboard Modules). Many of the Minute module alternatives enable coloration customization, but it absolutely’s furthermore conceivable to variety helpful modules fancy an LED Matrix or haptic slider. For Medium modules, as well to to numpads, secondary shows and macro pads are workable. For Radiant modules, we’re organising both stylish backlit keyboards in a unfold of languages and an RGB backlit model.

We’ve furthermore launched commence source firmware in accordance with QMK keyboard machine that runs on the Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller that many of our Input Modules use.

With an commence source variety, we’re going to’t wait to scrutinize the unbelievable modules that the neighborhood creates: budge wheels, sliders, touchscreen shows, e-ink notepads, smartcard readers, and extra. Indubitably, almost anything else might well perchance furthermore be created into an Input Module. The finest limit is your creativeness, and the three.7mm top constraints.

Expansion Bay machine 

With the Framework Pc 16, we’re delivering on a dream that many private given up on: upgradeable, modular graphics in a high-performance notebook. With the Expansion Bay machine, it’s conceivable to toughen Graphics Modules independently of the the rest of the pc. Since Expansion Bay modules can prolong the pc in both thickness and depth, now we private capable variety flexibility to address know-how over know-how changes in mechanical, thermal, and electrical requirements for GPUs.

On top of that, the PCIe x8 interface enables a unfold of varied non-graphics train cases that need both high energy and high scamper. As an instance, we’ve developed a twin M.2 SSD card that can well drop into an Expansion Bay Shell, taking into yarn an extra 16TB of storage. Since the documentation for this interface is commence source, developers private freedom to do unbelievable modules on it, fancy card readers, video settle on devices, AI accelerators, SDR radios, and extra.

Expansion Card machine

The Framework Pc 16 furthermore brings within the Expansion Card machine from the Framework Pc 13, letting you to make a selection which ports you’d fancy on both aspects along with adding varied functionality fancy high scamper storage. We’ve enabled three Expansion Playing cards on both aspects. We’ve furthermore replaced the mounted 3.5mm headphone jack with a brand novel Audio Expansion Card, letting you to make a selection analog audio must you’d fancy or swap it for a port must you’re the train of a USB or wi-fi headset. 

Developer documentation 

Developer documentation is on hand on GitHub this day for all three systems: Input Modules, Expansion Bay Modules, and Expansion Playing cards. By commence-sourcing our designs early, we’re enabling the appearance of a sturdy and vibrant ecosystem of modules to accompany the birth of the Framework Pc 16. In some unspecified time in the future, we’ll furthermore be opening the Framework Marketplace to 3rd occasion module makers, enabling both folk and firms to participate without extend within the ecosystem.

The Framework Pc 16 is intended to be a platform of potentialities. Whether you’re a gamer, developer, heavy Linux user, creator, or private varied performance-anxious work, the Framework Pc 16 is constructed to be personalized to your needs.