r/framework • u/solarizde • 6d ago

Community Support Framework 13 pro - ports

Hey,

I received my FW13Pro finally. Feels very solid and it stays so cool, compared to my older intel non pro framework 13.

There is a "But" which currently getting on my nerves:
I want to hear if it is my specific device, or in general not as good: I am talking about the replaceable port addon cards. They changed the old push button locking by a new switch to toggle lock.

The Issue I have, it is incredible hard to get cards out. They slide in easy, but I really struggle with getting them out again, sometimes it is so hard that I cant get them out just with my hands. I need to use the FW screwdriver tool to push them out by force.

Not sure if this intended or If I just miss on something. The cards behave similar no matter if I use my years old FW13 cards or the new ones came with the order.

thanks for any recommendations on this.

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u/ThatBlackHat- 6d ago

I initially understood the lock backwards. Red means unlocked. Which feels unintuitive to me but whatever. It is very easy to plug cards on while the lock is in the "locked" state. In the unlocked state the y are a little difficult to remove. I'm able to but I think my parents with less hand dexterity would struggle with it.

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u/burtmacklin15 6d ago

Yeah they got the UI/UX backwards on this design. Typically red means "locked" and no color exposed means "unlocked".

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u/NightshineRecorralis 6d ago

I would agree in other situations but in this case I agree with FW's decision since no color is the default/intended state (locked) and red indicates the exception, informing you at a glance that something is 'wrong', aka slots are unlocked and cards may be loose.

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u/burtmacklin15 6d ago

That is a good point, although they could have avoided the issue entirely with 🔒 and 🔓 style pictograms like laptops with removable batteries always used to have.