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Perhaps https://puri.sm/products/librem-14 should fit well for your requirements. I'm happy with their previous model, Librem 15.

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Could you elaborate about your experience more? I'm looking for a new laptop in the next few months and I'm basically debating between the Librem 14 and Framework. My criteria would be

- Repairability/longevity

- Privacy and security

- Usability

Purism explicitly put Linux support first, unlike Framework. Suspend is flawless, any flavor of Linux should work out of the box, including FSF-endorsed distros. Default PureOS is FSF-endorsed. The devices require no binary blobs whatsoever, even for WiFi.

Purism explicitly prioritize security (https://puri.sm/security) and privacy (https://puri.sm/posts/tag/privacy/), unlike Framework. Intel ME is disabled (for Librem 15, also neutralized), hardware kill switches are really convenient. First class Qubes support, it can even be preinstalled (it's what I use).

Most important things are repairable/replaceable: battery, WiFi card, RAM, SSD, screen (I think). I heard keyboard is hard to replace though, but I had no problems with it. The keyboard is great, but the touchpad is worse than the one in Macs. I use a mouse. The laptop is thin, beautiful and powerful for my tasks.

I've posted positively about my librem 14 before. Initially it was pretty good. Now it's failing. I've got 3 dead keyboard keys, so without an external keyboard, it's unusable. I've been working with support for 6 days, and we're still negotiating. Good intentions, but it's just not there yet.

Ordered a librem-14 in July of 2021. Never showed up. Filed for a refund in January 2022. Still waiting on that return. Can't dispute it with the cc company because it's over 120 days. I am going to have to take them to small claims court to get a refund.

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