Librem 15 v4 with German keyboard?

Hardware
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Hi,

Currently the Librem 15 version 3 can be ordered with German keyboard. When will version 4 of the Librem 15 be available with German keyboard?

Best regards
Stefan

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Obviously, they did not sell enough 15v3_DE to justify ordering 15v4_DE.
I guess the better question is: Will there be a 15v5_DE? (due maybe in about half a year)

And I assume this is only going to happen if they get rid of the 15v3_DE and see enough potential to sell the new one. The (probably) upcoming EU/Germany subsidiary might help with that.

I say, grab the sale. Impoves the likelyhood of future models to be available :sunglasses:

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The v4 has a 4K display, the v3 has not. I personally regard this as a crucial point. So I‘d rather buy the v4 with English keyboard.

But is it really sure that there will be no v4 with German keyboard?

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Just to be clear: please answer „yes“ then I will buy one of these marvelous pieces of technology and simply put German keyboard stickers onto it :+1::blush:

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Just contact purism directly.

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Thanks for the hint, I just wrote them an e-mail.

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Hey there did you get any response? I am also interested in the v4 for the same reason as you mentioned :slight_smile:

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You can find refurbished L13 and L15 with German keyboard in the shop. It’s unlikely they’ll order new ones when they still have old models on stock.
I just got myself a refurbished L15v3 with German keyboard a month ago.

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Thank you for the reply. Yes I saw them in the shop but as mentionedby StZ, I am also looking for the v4 and would rather skip the v3 :slight_smile: I think I d rather go with the US keyboard then and just use somethinge like this.

by the way, kind of hijacking my comment, but I am really close to buying a Librem 15, but I am kind of concerned about the potential wifi issues. what is the experience for you so far regarding this?

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Well, there will be no v4 with German keyboard. The v4 came out a year ago.
Presumably, there will be a v5 soon. But as said, I don’t expect a German layout with it when they still have old ones they couldn’t get rid of.
About the wifi, for me it seems it got a bit better in comparison to my former L13v3, but that’s rather a gut feeling :slight_smile:
Definitely a weak point of the Librems. Some swap the module to a less free one or use a usb adapter I think. But I can live with what I have.

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For some it wouldn’t be such an issue if ethernet were available.

A USB adapter could be WiFi or ethernet - depending on what suits.

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or both separated by a mode/kill-switch in an open-hardware implementation i.e free-software firmware/drivers with a plug and go experience

my current isp plan allows a max 300 dl to 150 up (expressed in megaBIT/s) @ aprox 8$ a month so a gigabit dsl-broadband-ethernet connection is prefered to just 10/100

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Cute idea. Does such a USB dongle exist though?

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i haven’t seen one such as this on the market yet but maybe someone is working on it …

there are 10/100 usb/ethernet adapters arround that are also fully RYF certified … i haven’t yet seen 10/100/1000 certified RYF yet only the pcie NICs that go into desktop/server boxes …

with stand alone wifi it’s the same … there are some nice RYF 300 megaBIT/s ones (also maybe even more)

but i haven’t seen them both combined in an external usb device yet …

usb type C could be an added bonus with a type A adapter included for wide® compatibility