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Experience with laptops (infosec.pub)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/linuxhardware

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Hello folks, I am currently in the market for a new laptop and I want to hear from people who have hand-on experience with Linux laptops. I am currently looking at framework and tuxedo laptops, but I know very little about these companies and have a hard time finding anyone who have actually used one of their laptops.

I would appreciate getting in touch with anyone having direct hand-on experience with products from these companies (or another company that you feel should be considered) and let me know what you think of their products and the company itself.

I am interested in companies that support the right to repair and offer good warranties for their products and I need a laptop with modern hardware and a low weight.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I have a framework 16 and it's been great so far. I've had tumbleweed, nixos, and now Gentoo on it, and haven't had any issue. It's pricey, it's modular nature means it can be a little rough around the edges (the panels on the left and right of the touchpad aren't flush with the case), but I really like their goal and approach.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

The modularity is one of the reasons I started looking at Framework. Their warranty suck (compared to most EU warranties), but modularity would ease my anxiety if something breaks. Had a purism before and when that one broke, it was not much to be done.