<div dir="ltr">I am very happy with my Framework laptop (<a href="https://frame.work">https://frame.work</a>). <div><br></div><div>They sell either Pre-built laptops with Windows or as DIY laptops. The DIY version requires minimal setup - basically put in your own RAM and HDD, and comes without Windows. </div><div><br></div><div>Their specs are pretty up to date and there's a lot of effort put into upgradability and re-use.</div><div><br></div><div>I don't recall what I paid for mine, it's fairly high end, but for the specs it worked out cheaper than any competitor product with the same specs.</div><div><br></div><div>The Linux support is good and even the fingerprint reader works. All the external ports are all plug and play so you can change your ports at will between USB, HDMI networking etc.</div><div><br></div><div>PS - dbrand also supports skins on these laptops...</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Euan.</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 29 May 2024 at 18:53, John McCabe-Dansted <<a href="mailto:gmatht@gmail.com" target="_blank">gmatht@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">If you can't buy a new laptop without windows, what about a laptop kit? Ozbargain posted a
i7 12700H kit for $649. No RAM or SSD, but the other Cons are Pros round here: No Windows, and the dedicated 12GB GPU is Intel ARC rather than Nvidia. -- <a href="https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/848195" target="_blank">https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/848195</a>
<div><div><br></div><div>(Linux also seems to have decent support for this kit: <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Intel_NUC_X15" target="_blank">https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Intel_NUC_X15</a> )</div><div><br></div><div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">John C. McCabe-Dansted</div></div></div></div>
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