Feature | Socketed CPU

[jkhgyty]

is already covered by ThinkPenguin.

ThinkPenguin doesn’t use Coreboot and is different from Purism (not necessarily worse!).

Socketed CPUs can be awesome, if you can deal with the extra size and lower battery life!

@Caliga

@nicole.faerber

We have been asking suppliers for this and the answer is pretty always “no”. The main reason is that we do not have the space for a socket in the case design. The bottom case part would have to get significantly thicker for this and this is probably also not what you want.

Options we explore though is (and please really, this is ongoing research, no promise) is probably to offer upgrade mainboards. One of the most expensive parts on the mainboard, besides the PCB itself, is the CPU. so if all c…

I hope if they get the change they do eventually support them.