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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 Framewo

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

fsflover 4y ago
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 https://puri.sm/security) and privacy (https://puri.sm/posts/tag/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.