Which alternatives to the Framework laptop? (lemmy.aisteru.ch)

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I am looking to buy a new laptop, and I'd be interested in the Framework laptop. What I like are the replaceability and upgradeability of parts, and the fact it is not (to my knowledge) tied to any large corporation.

However, they are not available for Switzerland, and there is no telling if and when they will be. I'm not dead set on having replaceable parts, but I'd at least like to have something that would not cause issues if I were to install a Linux distrib' on it (I had a Surface Pro, and had trouble setting up a Mint on it due to missing drivers for the keyboard). And helping smaller companies is a nice plus.

What would your recommendations be?

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[-] tal@lemmy.today 10 points 8 hours ago

I don't know what Switzerland's keyboard layout situation is like.

kagis

It sounds like Switzerland has a distinct keyboard layout from Germany or France.

It sounds like there's a Swiss French keyboard layout, which is apparently also what Luxembourg uses:

https://kbdlayout.info/KBDSF/

This differs from the French layout:

https://kbdlayout.info/kbdfrna

There is also a Swiss German layout:

https://kbdlayout.info/KBDSG/

Which differs from the German layout:

https://kbdlayout.info/kbdgr

If you're looking for a laptop with those layouts, you might have a hard time finding one from a small company, since it's going to need to be big enough to serve the Swiss market(s). Do you have a specific preference as to keyboard layout?

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