Librem 14- First Thoughts from a buyer

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@nonmachina

Upgrading to a bigger SSD or more RAM is extremely overpriced, to the point where it makes more sense to buy a barebones unit and upgrade it yourself.

Why I'm ordering a Librem 14

Welcome and thanks for writing this. I think you are right to consider what you are paying for in this way. Although perhaps not stated officially, I think some of the things Purism are doing/selling are meant to generate income, pure and simple. Probably the additional memory charge is one such thing, there are also others. If we think about it, as you have done, it’s not really strange. Purism are doing some important things that need resources and the money needs to come from somewhere. (Un…

Why I'm ordering a Librem 14

Thank you for your support! And I think I do not tell any secret here in confirming that, yes, the high price point of everything, also RAM and SSD, is simply to recoup our development investment in so many areas. So thank you so much for your support which helps us a great deal staying afloat! @egp You mentioned you would like to change some things. I’d be interested in it! I can not promise these changed to materialize any time soon but nevertheless it is important for me/us to know about …