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Modder Turns Framework Laptop PCB Into a Handheld Gaming PC (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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What if the modular computing evangelists at Framework decided to make a handheld? YouTuber Pitstoptech has largely answered this question by building a "fully upgradeable gaming handheld" around one of Framework's upgradable motherboards.

Pitstoptech intends to prepare and sell handheld DIY kits "soon," based on the prototype design you see in the pictures / video.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unluckily, as Liliputing observed, the Framework mainboard with an alluring Ryzen 7 7840U costs basically the same as a fully kitted out and sleekly designed handheld like the ROG Ally.

"Unluckily"? I see this as an absolute win! Good luck swapping out or re-using components in the Ally!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Same. Unlike the Ally, if you already have this mainboard from buying a laptop and want to upgrade the mainboard later, the cost of the mainboard is essentially 0 since it's just a component being EOL'd at that point. Better in a handheld for its final days rather than as e-waste.