Framework Laptop 16 Dual M.2 Adapter Expansion Bay Module

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With the DUAL M.2 Adapter, it is much easier to set up an eGPU connection using Oculink.

Or you can also test RAID 0 speed.

Great idea - I'm currently using a barebones Framework 16 mainboard with the 7940HS as my homeserver and local-AI playground in a 3D-printed case.

UMA with the iGPU is nice though not much faster than CPU (20-30%? don't recall).

But installing 64 or even 96GB RAM is more attainable though slower (60GB/s) than Apple's $$$-mem-upgraded M* Pro (200), Max (400) and Ultras (800). Although DDR5 is comparable to a regular M1 (70) afair. Most LLMs in the 20GB range run at around 7-12tok/s which is fine for playing around with them.

oooh, I was just looking at their refurbished M2 drives (1TB for $50, 2TB for $115). Adding 4 TB of storage for ~$275 looks pretty good. I doubt I need quite that much, but I may get it anyways, haha.

better link:

https://frame.work/blog/our-first-new-framework-laptop-16-ex...

Why did they not add this to the standard Expansion Bay Shell? It would make a lot of sense to have this as default.

We expect most Framework Laptop 16 users won't need more than the two M.2 storage slots that are on the Mainboard itself, so we don't want to end up with a wasted module.

Dangit, I should've gotten the 16.

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