Honestly, this comment is a somewhat decent sales hook for me; I've been thinking about getting a Framework for my next laptop whenever the current one I use really starts to fail (depending on how their AMD stuff works out), and this comment makes me more curious to look into them.
1. Shut down
2. Slide out the input modules covering the Expansion Bay connector, and open the cover door.
3. Unscrew three or four captive fasteners to remove the Fan Cable or GPU Cable.
4. Unscrew two captive fasteners to release the Expansion Bay Module.
5. Slide out the Expansion Bay Module.
6. Reverse the steps with the new module.
It's not something we specifically designed to happen on the fly like swapping Expansion Cards or Input Modules, but it is quick enough that you don't have to plan ahead for it.
This kind of direct response from an owner is also somewhat of a selling point that makes me more interested Framework laptops. :)
> on the fly like swapping Expansion Cards or Input Modules
I knew that Framework was doing input modules, but I didn't realize that stuff like input modules would be hot-swappable. That's pretty cool to see in action.
I'm sure it's not something that there are any current plans to do, and I'm sure it's not possible to talk about even if there were plans, but just as a side-note: seeing the keyboard on the fly get replaced like that -- if there was a way to get a digitizer/screen with good stylus support to be thin enough be used as a keyboard replacement, I could easily see that module turning the 16 inch Framework into not just a laptop but also a replacement for my travel drawing tablet (especially knowing that I can stick a GPU on the back).
Removing the battery is a cable and a few screws, for example. Everything is very accessible.
They do have some initial specs at https://github.com/FrameworkComputer/ExpansionBay that somebody more knowledgeable than me might be able to glean some practical info from.
The images/videos I'm seeing linked in your reply and sibling replies are basically about as good as I would hope for, that it would be the equivalent of swapping out a battery, that it wouldn't require a screwdriver, and that the components wouldn't be so fragile that I couldn't carry them in a backpack or computer case. Definitely something I'll be paying more attention to.
If somehow it is hot-swappable then even better of course, but I'm assuming that wouldn't be the case.