I’ve made other posts that mention it, but I figure I’d make a new topic about this alone.
Main thing that’s keeping me from pulling the trigger at this point is cost-to-performance ratio.
Would much prefer to see a quad-core CPU introduced with the Librem 15v4.
If it really MUST remain dual-core for some reason, then at least update to Coffee Lake. But I imagine it’d actually be easier to bring in quad-core Skylake than it would be to introduce a new architecture, as I know changing architectures is problematic to your Intel ME cleaning and related efforts.
Also, please add an ethernet port if at all possible. I’m sure people that prefer a wired connection will thank you.
I’d understand a small bump-up in cost but nothing major. The laptops are very pricey as-is. I’d expect the base price to be around $1,799 rather than $1,599 I suppose. But that’s actually me giving Purism some slack because I know it costs more to run this kind of business that it does your average computer manufacturer.
Otherwise I’d find it crazy that $1,599 only gets you a dual-core to begin with.
Just wanted to put this out there. I plan on pulling the trigger with the next revision but may find myself torn if the specs are basically the same as there are now.