Hello fellows,

I’m currently looking in 13-14" laptops with no immediate needs for one but just because it’s exciting. I love my Dell XPS but I feel I should support companies with which I share more common views. I could make the effort to go a with a less attractive look (especially for bezels) but I don’t want to go wrong with hardware so what are your thoughts on Framework, Starlab, Purism, and System76? I’ll be running Arch and I tend to have a preference for Framework for now.

Do you have feedback (positive and negative) to share on any of these companies?

Thanks for the knowledge you’ll bring me. That’ll be extremely useful when time comes to go with a new machine.

    • www-gem@lemmy.mlOP
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      9 months ago

      If that’s something usual I’ll definitely avoid Framework. When I order a laptop it’s because I need a replacement very quickly for work.

      • morrowind@lemmy.ml
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        9 months ago

        If you’re in the US, the 13 is fully in stock and should ship on a week. OP may have preordered his

        • www-gem@lemmy.mlOP
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          9 months ago

          I didn’t think about that. If the usual shipping delay is reasonable then I feel better.

          • Overspark@feddit.nl
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            9 months ago

            Most of the delays are effectively from pre-ordering. I ordered mine just after last Christmas, got it the first week in January. Would have probably been faster without the holidays. Also, get the AMD model if you can, it’s much better than the Intel offerings.

            • www-gem@lemmy.mlOP
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              9 months ago

              Great to hear! Going with AMD is something I’ve tried to do for a long time but I was not lucky with availability, I’ll definitely take the opportunity to do so with the next laptop!

              • Pogogunner@kbin.social
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                9 months ago

                It’s been a bit, so I forgot some details, but my order was a pre-order

                Framework Laptop 13 DIY Edition (AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series)
                System: AMD Ryzen™ 5 7640U
                Quantity: 1
                Price: $711.00
                DDR5-5600 - 16GB (2 x 8GB)
                Quantity: 1
                Price: $80.00
                WD_BLACK™ SN770 NVMe™- M.2 2280 - 250GB
                Quantity: 1
                Price: $39.00
                Bezel - Black
                Quantity: 1
                Price: $39.00
                Input Cover Kit - US English
                Quantity: 1
                Price: $99.00
                Power Adapter - 60W - US/Canada
                Quantity: 1
                Price: $49.00
                Limited-edition pre-order bonus
                Quantity: 1
                Price: $0.00

                USB-C Expansion Card
                Quantity: 2
                Price: $18.00
                USB-A Expansion Card
                Quantity: 2
                Price: $18.00
                Ethernet Expansion Card
                Quantity: 1
                Price: $39.00
                MicroSD Expansion Card
                Quantity: 1
                Price: $19.00
                Shipping $0.00
                Subtotal $1,111.00