"Connect the display to the tablet using the USB C cable" wouldn't there be some performance loss in this approach over using LVDS directly to a display?
Significantly simpler though to where you can do it with an off the shelf component. Finding an easy to buy touch screen panel that works with the Framework would be significantly harder to source and less reliable for linking to.
Superb project writeup IMHO and a great showcase of Framework flexability. And if the Framework team is reading this post, I would pay you all money for an official Framework tablet.
It's a neat idea, though I can't see myself using a tablet made of printed plastic. It takes a lot of work to get the look and feel nice and right with 3D prints and the example prints don't look very appealing to me. I'd probably turn a leftover motherboard in a small server/desktop (because the old motherboards aren't exactly cheap).
Does the main board come with quality of life improvements such as a rotation sensor? Maybe something like GPS? I feel like it should be doable to print an expansion slot with the missing hardware included, perhaps inserted into the slot that's currently useless. You'd need to make your own drivers, though, and more importantly, get Windows to load them.
I would use black screws (they're usually painted) for the external mount because it looks better. Really cool project, btw. And apparently thanks to them releasing the CAD files. Fantastic!
"Connect the display to the tablet using the USB C cable" wouldn't there be some performance loss in this approach over using LVDS directly to a display?