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Considerations For Buying a New Laptop
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If you plan to buy a new laptop I would give my money to a (somewhat) ethical company which fully supports Linux:
NovaCustom
Framework
Starlabs
Nitrokey
Tuxedo
system76
Some of those even have core boot built in.
System76 is actively battling age verification.
I'd heard of Framework, Tuxedo, and system76, but not the others. Thanks for the pointers!
Also slimbook! They're offering similar machines to tuxedo, but my Executive 14 13700 was slightly cheaper than the equivalent Tuxedo Infinity book pro (same clevo laptop base), and dropped the second nvme slot for a full 99Wh battery.
Additionally, I has no problems shipping from Spain to the US.