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@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    I have a framework, pretty happy with it - Arch installed without any hitches and runs well. Only downside is how long it took to go from deposit to actually paying/shipping.

    • Shertson@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      I love my Framework. It may not feel as polished physically as the XPS. If you can find one in the wild to touch and try, I would recommend doing so.

      • www-gem@lemmy.mlOP
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        9 months ago

        They’re unfortunately harder to find in the wild than pokemons 😂 Have you experienced long delivery time as mentioned above?

        • Shertson@lemmy.world
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          9 months ago

          I lucked out. When I was ready to pull the trigger it was just a couple of weeks before the next batch shipped. Got mine in just a few weeks.

    • SpiceDealer@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      I’ve been wanting a Framework so bad. When I start working again (which should be soon), I’m going to save up for one.

      • www-gem@lemmy.mlOP
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        9 months ago

        The modularity, repairability, and price for specs are what attracts me compared to the other companies mentioned in this post.

    • www-gem@lemmy.mlOP
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      9 months ago

      How long have you been waiting? Was it during the pandemic (when everyone was using this as an excuse)? Do you know if it seems to be a current issue?