I am looking to buy a new laptop, and I’d be interested in the Framework laptop. What I like are the replaceability and upgradeability of parts, and the fact it is not (to my knowledge) tied to any large corporation.
However, they are not available for Switzerland, and there is no telling if and when they will be. I’m not dead set on having replaceable parts, but I’d at least like to have something that would not cause issues if I were to install a Linux distrib’ on it (I had a Surface Pro, and had trouble setting up a Mint on it due to missing drivers for the keyboard). And helping smaller companies is a nice plus.
What would your recommendations be?
There is a company similar to Framework that is called Why! (With the !). Their headquarter is in Switzerland and they propose PCs that are easily repairable for a price a little cheaper if I remember. They follow the same principles as Framework, give it an eye!
I took a look, thanks for the discovery! However, the prices are… out of my budget
I have to say, they really should come up with a different name. Searching and finding the website for a company named “Why!” is pretty much impossible with today’s search engines.
Ahah, that’s true, your best bet is to search the full name of the company: why! open computing