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KDE Slimbook
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Intel or AMD?
Comes with an AMD version, something many have been asking for (coughFrameworkcough).
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Low quality touch-pad
The first-generation touchpad was quite cheap, plastique feeling, imprecise. Hopefully, they have improved on the new Elan touchpad.
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Good build quality
The laptop's chassis is made of aluminium which gives it a very "premium" feel. It's extremely lightweight at 1.36kg and rather thin at 1.8cm.
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Shipping outside the EU is rather expensive
Since this laptop is built by a Spanish company, shipping outside the EU is rather expensive and can go as much as $106.
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Optimized for use with KDE software
This laptop was developed with help from KDE developers and its performance with KDE apps was tested thoroughly.
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Fairly expensive
The KDE Slimbook is a fairly expensive laptop, with the base model having a price of 729€ even though it only has 4GB of RAM. The price is even higher when you have to take into account shipping costs if you are buying outside of the EU.
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Comes with Linux pre-installed
The KDE Slimbook comes with KDE Neon, a Ubuntu derivative out of the box.
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Decent screen
Very good screen, nice build quality and solid aluminium feeling.
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RAM:
8GB/16GB
CPU:
Intel core i5/i7
Storage:
120GB/250GB/500GB SS
Screen size:
13.3inch
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Framework Laptop
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Highly configurable
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New company
The company still has to be around to get replacement parts.
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Windows pre-installed option
If you want Windows you can buy the license during checkout and it will come pre-installed. This makes for a larger customer base to keep the company sustainable, and means you don't have to pay for a license to a product you won't use.
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DIY edition for fun, saving money
The DIY edition means you add some components yourself and is saves you several hundred dollars.
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Instructions for multiple linux distros
see the Support Forum
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Marketplace for spare parts
You can get additional or replacement parts easily.
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Right-to-Repair is a first class citizen
Started from a right-to-repair philosophy. This has also helped with resiliency against global supply chain issues.
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Novena Laptop
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Optional heirloom case
There is an optional heirloom case available that comes with a built in keybpoard. The majority of the case is made out of wood.
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Processor is ARM based and slow
The device processor is (non-M1) ARM based. It is slow and will have limited Linux desktop support.
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Would be difficult to actually use in a lap
Being that the screen is on the outside of the device, a portable keyboard is necessary. Thus using on ones lap would entirely too difficult.
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