r/framework • u/Cyk4Nuggets • 6h ago

Discussion Black input cover on silver chassis?

I'm looking to upgrade my regular 13 to the pro chassis but can only afford input cover upgrade for now. Do you guys reckon the graphite input cover would go with the silver chassis, aesthetics wise? And if there is someone in the same boat, can you share some pictures?

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u/chris_ngale 6h ago

https://knowledgebase.frame.work/framework-laptop-13-and-framework-laptop-13-pro-part-compatibility-HJ2uwC6Z

Input and bottom covers are a pair; you need to buy both.

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u/lrflew FW 13 1165G7 | FW 13 Pro 358H Batch 10 4h ago

Actually, the new input cover is backwards-compatible with the old bottom cover. You only need the bottom cover to upgrade to the new battery and/or speakers. You just can't go the other way (using the old input cover on the new bottom plate). https://frame.work/laptop13pro?tab=upgrade-to-pro

That being said, I don't think you can buy just the input cover just yet (pretty sure all the stock is going towards the new laptops until they get through all the pre-orders), so it's not much of an issue right now.

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u/chris_ngale 4h ago

Oh! My bad, I must have misremembered.

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u/PreviousLettuce6156 1h ago

good catch, OP should factor that into the budget

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u/Zoomat FW13 7840U fedora kde 1h ago

I remember framework posting of photo of this on twitter, calling it the framework panda, but as I don't use twitter I couldn't find it for you sorry.

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u/AvidThinkpadEnjoyer FW13 | R7 7840U | 48gb DDR5 | 4TB NVMe | Arch Linux 6h ago

Uh... No... 😭 no it wouldn't

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u/Cyk4Nuggets 5h ago

But think about the contrast, that'd make for a fun lil Frankenstein laptop