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[โ€“] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Neat. I dig some of the industrial design on the thin laptops.

Gotta say, though, the "Here's how to try to fix sleep issues on Linux" blog post being right there on the front page is... telling.

[โ€“] MadMadBunny 2 points 3 months ago

Geez, if you want a non-Windows system that works right OOTB, get a Mac.

/s

[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Sadly this is almost certainly just a Clevo (Taiwan-based company) laptop re-branded and with maybe a few customizations. I'm not saying this is a bad choice but the EU desperately needs a laptop manufacturer, from scratch.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

idk, i've not seen their designs elsewhere and they offer pretty bonkers customisation.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Most of their laptops are clevo ODMs, but they also have some clevo OEM models.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

well that's a little disappointing

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

We had an assembler in Portugal (JP Sa Couto) that assembled Intel-only machines. They marketed the Tsunami brand, both laptop and desktop, and even had a line of computers shipping with Linux, either with Caixa Magica (then based off SUSE Linux) or Ubuntu.

They pulled such a stunt with a public tender they managed to get involved in a serious corruption case that led the company to bankrupcy. The company won the tender to supply EeePCs to schools, both ASUS branded and a local remix of the EeePC called Magalhรฃes. The shit was they trampled over the then legitimate ASUS representative here, going over their head and making a deal with another european representative of the brand. It was a veritable shit show and cost the bankrupcy of two large companies.

[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Good to see this topic come up. Been using Linux mint for about a month and I can say i don't miss windows at all.

Also consider Tuxedo computers, linux focused and HQ'd in Germany.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I am eyeing Tuxedo but also have to say I'm considering Asus. Not European, but IMHO Taiwan is less problematic than China or the US. And their track record and community are simply a lot more established.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Glad to see a brand focusing on linux notebooks, but only intel / amd ? - maybe needs that big battery / fans ...?

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Well what is there to choose from? Qualcomm didnโ€™t deliver on their promised Linux supportโ€ฆ most other SoCs are either poorly supported or pretty weak

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Damn, I like their prices, and the product seems good! Might actually consider when upgrading soon...

I just wonder about warranty / repairs.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don't know about warranty but they have an extensive parts list. I just replaced the battery on a laptop I bought 5 years or so ago from them.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Good to know!

I also found out about the warranty later on, if anyone stumble in here, it's 3 years in Spain and 2 years for the rest of Europe.