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.

Update 1: Still wonderful to be part of such a great community. Thanks for all the great feedback (looking for more :) ).
So far everyone is standing behind Framework. Anyone with a less positive experience or who would like to speak for the other companies?

Update 2: Thank you fellows for the time you’ve spent to share your honest feedback! I didn’t want to influence your inputs but you all confirmed the Framework picture I had in mind. It’s a piece of mind to read real world experience so thanks again. I was surprised to not see the system76 community speaks louder. Anyway, when time comes I will (virtually) push Framework shop’s door.

  • Pogogunner
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    110 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
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    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