For those who’re currently looking for a nice new device: shown are (from Top Left to Right):

  • NovaCustom (NL)
  • Star Labs (UK)
  • System76 (US)
  • Juno Computers (US)
  • UbuntuShop (BE)
  • Slimbook (ES)
  • Tuxedo Computers (DE)
  • Entroware (UK)
  • MiniFree (UK)
  • Nitrokey (DE)
  • Laptops with Linux (NL)
  • Purism (US)

Not mentioned but also selling Ready-to-use Linux computer:

  • Dell
  • Lenovo
  • 8osm3rka@lemmy.world
    40·
    2 days ago

    As much as I like my Tuxedo, I probably would not have bought it if I had known that the ethernet card and some laptop essentials dont work without their drivers, which have not been upstreamed. Due to this, I can’t use my distro of choice (Bluefin) OR run with secure boot and LUKS with tpm unlock even on regular Fedora

    • dan@upvote.au
      6·
      2 days ago

      What Ethernet chip do they use?

      I’ve got a Framework 16 and all components work on both Fedora and Debian without installing custom drivers, so I’m surprised it’s still an issue for some laptops.

        • dan@upvote.au
          1·
          1 day ago

          I wonder why they didn’t go with something more supported, like a Realtek chip. They’re not the best (I’d prefer Intel or Aquantia), but they’re cheap and widely supported. The Framework’s Ethernet expansion card uses a RTL8156 which is supported practically everywhere.

          • 8osm3rka@lemmy.world
            1·
            1 day ago

            They don’t design all of their laptops, so it’s not always up to them. They order off-the-shelf designs with their logo from Clevo or some other ODM and tweak the firmware.

    • davidgro@lemmy.world
      6·
      2 days ago

      Do you know if that’s still the case on their new systems?

      I’m currently waiting for next gen GPUs to become available and have been leaning towards Tuxedo

      • 8osm3rka@lemmy.world
        12·
        2 days ago

        I’m using an Infinitybook Pro 14 gen 9. It came out last year.

        You will most likely need the “tuxedo-drivers” package, but whether you’ll need an ethernet driver too depends on the hardware they choose.

        At least they publish their drivers for both RPM and DEB systems, so that makes it a bit less painful.

        Of course, none of this applies if you use their distro. There, everything is pre-installed and configured for their laptops