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Does anyone sell a laptop with an actual ethernet port today? I think some of the toughbook models still have them.

My el cheapo ($300) HP Ryzen 3 relatively thin and light and definitely try to look like a laptop model has RJ ethernet. It has the little hinged jaw to let it lie gracefully on the curve.

yea my work issue dell precision has the same setup

Except the Framework ports are all hot-swap. Are you really going to have two chargers plugged in at the same time?

At home I just plug into a Thunderbolt 3 dock, which has the Ethernet and dual-monitor (DP/HDMI) as well as extra USB ports for my real keyboard. Unplug and go when I travel, with dual-USB C, dual-USB A, with an HDMI and extra USB C in my bag. I just got a notice my Ethernet adapter shipped today, so that'll go in my pack.

Yes, $999 for a Chromebook is crazy expensive. Oh, Framework has a couple

What Chromebook do you have now?

You could check out Apple's stuff. Sometimes they put ports underneath! /MagicMouse

Unless I'm mistaken, aren't the side ports OpenHardware? I think the goal is for people to 3D-print their own shells and put their own hardware inside, but it would be nice if they also sold "empty" side ports shells (with the required connector built-in on a PCB with holes/pins of course).

The two major, more important, things I want out of a laptop (and you may disagree, and that's fine! We all have different tastes, that's the point) are a good keyboard (ie with some key travel, say, at least 3-4mm) and a nipple pointing device.

And those are things I never find I can change on a "customizable" laptop. It's always the same shitty butterfly keyboard clone and whatever trackpad style is popular right now (you can't even select a preferred trackpad!)

So, uh, no thank you.

The trackpoint was patented by IBM. It has expired now but still not cheap enough for customizable laptops to source them. The demand was not high anyway.

A choice of key travel distance for keyboard will be fun though. This might be doable by having multiple choices of chassis with various thickness.

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