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Do any of you happen to have experience with these manufacturers, perhaps even one of these models? You can find one or two experience reports or tests (of older versions of these models) on the internet, but there isn't that much information.
My criteria when choosing a laptop and why I chose these models:
- 14 inch with 3K display (display should have a high resolution, i.e. 3K for this form factor)
- Linux compatible if possible
- ideally RAM expandable
High-resolution models from Dell (XPS 13) and Lenovo (X1 Carbon) are significantly more expensive and I don't want to spend over 2,000 euros. Used devices don't seem very attractive to me, as the laptops in this class still command comparatively high prices and are at the same time >3 years old. I can then buy a new device with a little more euros.
I've had both. The service from Slimbook was very good, and the hardware good, but those machines were so long ago that I can't comment about the current hardware.
At the moment, I have a Tuxedo notebook with the large, square keys with almost no gap between the individual keys. That kind of keyboard accumulates a lot of debris making some of the keys a bit sticky but more problematic is that one cannot feel where the keys start and end so more often than not you start hitting two keys at once instead of just one key when attempting to touch type. I spoke with a programmer recently about his keyboard, which was the same model but on an earlier notebook in the same series, and he had a similar experience and groused about the debris. So without that particular keyboard, I'd give Tuxedo a 10/10 but with that keyboard, it gets a much lower score as it really slows down typing and I can't do any 'live' typing with it due to errors. The good news is that Tuxedo seems to have upgraded mostly to the chicklet-looking keyboards with the rounded corners and wide gaps between the individual keys. Those are really good. From the photo in your link, it looks like the Tuxedo InfinityBook Pro 14 - Gen8 does have the right kind of keys.
You might get a USB-Ethernet dongle though.
The keyboard backlight on mine has just one color with only two brightness levels besides 'off'. That is fine. Though System76 has more colors and levels, which means you can program in useful notifications and such during the less light seasons of the year.
I was able to avoid Nvidia graphics and get AMD with a 2560 x 1440 AMD matte screen. That has been excellent. I see the InfinityBook has a bit of choice in that area.
The Tuxedo notebook came with a really nice distro pre-installed, with a lot of bells and whistles. I would have kept that if I had not been so set on a really complicated partitioning scheme of my own.
You can get custom logos on the lid, but the price seems to have gone way up since I got mine. I did my own artwork for the lid and have been quite please with it. You can even do custom key caps, but I chose not to.
tldr; I highly recommend Tuxedo with the caveat of being sure to get the chicklet keyboard which the InfinityBook Pro 14 - Gen8 has.
Tuxedo and Slimbook have the same factories in China, that's why you're asking about the same laptop.
Tuxedo is from Germany and Slimbook from Spain, the difference of 200 euros is because in Germany salaries are 25% higher than in Spain, so in Germany everything is more expensive.
I think it's good that both develop drivers and improve the Linux experience, but they are the same laptop and I think both companies should join together. But a KDE member told me that this couldn't happen because Tuxedo hijacked the slimbook.com domain for a year and played dirty with them.
I also read that Nick from Linux Experiment was bought....
Tuxedo and Slimbook have the same factories in China, that's why you're asking about the same laptop.
Tuxedo is from Germany and Slimbook from Spain, the difference of 200 euros is because in Germany salaries are 25% higher than in Spain, so in Germany everything is more expensive.
I think it's good that both develop drivers and improve the Linux experience, but they are the same laptop and I think both companies should join together. But a KDE member told me that this couldn't happen because Tuxedo hijacked the slimbook domain for a year and played dirty with them.
I also read that Nick from Linux Experiment was bought....
My workhorse is a Tuxedo InfinityBook Pro 16 (with a 12gen CPU).
There are only 2 cons:
- the keyboard could be better (I prefer mechanical keyboards so this might not be a problem for you)
- the BIOS doesn't have an option to reduce battery charging
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I've had HP, Lenovo Dell, and others however, my personal favorite has always been and will always be Dell as I've had extremely good luck getting notebooks/Laptops to both boot up into the boot screen of several different distributions
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