Fancy, sure. I want it too.
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Well, I am pretty certain plastic is difficult to laser etch due to the heat, so I meant metal.
It can be on plastic too just low-dose of laser.
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That reminds me, I want an OLED screen of some sort, since I tend to work in complete darkness. The TFT screen is just too bright on the lowest brightness for my needs, and the privacy glass screen protector does not help.
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@FranklyFlawless Purism has all the SUCCESS on Fir, why? Librem 5 is the Best Real Gnu+Linux phone in the Market, Evergreen is Great but still need some Polish/Revamps.
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Maybe, but I decided to choose Evergreen over waiting for Fir with my Librem 5 order over 4 years ago, and looking back, my decision is still correct: Fir has not released since. From my perspective, it is always better to have a Linux phone now then to risk not having it later.
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Also donât forget that Purism has not spoken about Fir for years. We donât even know if theyâre working on or if they decided to cancel those plans and just moving directly to L5v2 some day.
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Okay, time to ask for the community then.
@nicole.faerber, how is the status of the Fir batch? Will the next CPU continue to be based on the i.MX 8 series, or has the situation changed due to unforeseen circumstances?
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While 2280 is far and away the most popular size for NVMe drives, as @carlosgonz says, that would be awkward for fitting inside the Librem 5, which is big enough already. The next most popular size, and far more practical here, is 2230.
At 2230 you can get 1 TB at reasonable price and 2 TB at a price that would start to be painful. â1 TB should be enough for anyoneâ, right? 
Being a bit more realistic, for Fir I would love to see
a) faster than now (but not as fast as NVMe speeds), and
b) higher capacity than now.
Indeed.
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Waiting for first pics of Librem 5 Fir with 1TB internal, but also external USB-C HDD with 16TB to carry around. 
Most important is power efficiency in my mind, without changing the idea behind the design concept. 128GB storage like L5L is enough for me needs - everything else can be done with internal SD slot. But I also would prefer more repairability and upgradability. We waste enough resources of the world and every way to reduce it just a bit, is a good way.
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Most mainstream consumers seem to be happy with non-expandable storage on their smartphones, and storage sizes chosen are typically 128GB or 256GB. Very few go past that into the realm of 512GB or 1TB, as they usually use cloud services for those needs.
For educational and comparison purposes only.
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I have dropped the phone a few time on asphalt and I would say it is because of the heavy duty metal frame that the screen and nothing ever got damaged. The key from a CG perspective is to lower the CG towards the bottom of the phone so it tends to land on the back not the front (broken screen). Now it tends to land on the edge. So maybe having a metal back cover could actually help in that regard (still would be best to keep the metal edge frame though)
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I disagree.
That metal is in my humble opinion adding protection.
Better option would be: a case that delivers better protection.
So you gain by not burning your fingers and Iâm less afraid for dropping the L5.
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Iâve tested a portable USB-C drive with my Librem 5 and it works normally. SSD only though (not magnetic). And nowhere near 16TB. Unfortunately it doesnât look as if I measured the speed.
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Itâs difficult to tell without the âCore Teamâ page, but I recall that on one of the last âCore Teamâ pages, she is no longer CTO or even âDirector of Productâ ⌠her title was âDistinguished Engineerâ. Frankly,
who knows if she is even still working for Purism???
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Correct, she shares her title with @guido.gunther.
Her last post was this November, which is quite recent.
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Add a HDR Monitor/Display for Fir as the Freescale i.MX 8M+ s.o.c.s. still support h.d.r. Of course all under Free Software.
Purism is Emperor for Gnu Mobile Phone.
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Add an ultra low noise antenna to GNSS.
Add Carbon technology.
Add a Phosphorescent circle around the USB port, for visibility at night Charger.
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