12/12/2025 at 12:08:19 AM
I recently picked up a Framework 13 AMD and it is one of the best laptops I have ever bought.The power via USB-C ports are properly balanced with having a top left or top right port. That simple design makes it more user friendly when you are in dynamic environments; lying on a couch vs at a desktop vs some where random.
Most other OEMs place it on one or the other side.
No Microsoft Tax for a OS I will never personal run!
by yndoendo
12/12/2025 at 12:57:06 AM
It's really common for laptops to only support charging, display output and Thunderbolt on the USB-C ports on one side of the laptop while the other side gets just a 5 or 10Gbps USB port (and probably the headphone jack). This asymmetry usually comes from a design where the high-speed/high-power ports are on the motherboard and the lower-speed ports are on a separate board connected by a ribbon cable. That enables the OEM to use the same boards for multiple laptop sizes (eg 13" and 15", or 15" and 17") just by swapping in a longer ribbon cable. Using a cable capable of carrying Thunderbolt signals and charger input would negate a lot of those cost savings.by wtallis