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Ask HN: Where are the smaller known laptop manufacturers?
8 points by drannex on April 13, 2019 | hide | past | favorite | 7 comments
I have been looking for smaller, more underground, laptop/computer manufacturers to purchase my next system.

I know of system76, but there must be more! Any suggestions?



For laptops, there's Schenker/XMG (afaik similar to system76, based on barebones, not fully custom designs, which would be somewhere between extremely hard and impossible as a small company)

For desktops, there's tons of small companies building systems from stock components.


I recently bought one of the Star Lites from these guys: https://starlabs.systems

Very nice machine so far. My only real complaint is the trackpad. Coming from years of Macs and a Pixelbook, it was a shock to the fingers.

The 13 inch machine has a glass touchpad, so presumably that’s not a complaint there.

Either way, reasonable price, works well, arrived very quickly.


I think in america(?) they might be called Clevo.

It's good if you want a portable gaming desktop, but they are not exactly compact.


Is there a good website where I can find indie computer builders?


You may find useful this forum post on European CLEVO resellers: http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/clevo-resellers-in-t...


I consult this list every once in a while: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_laptop_brands_and_manu...


Building based on clevo designs (as system76 is doing) there is tuxedo (based in germany)




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