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Are PC Hardware Companies Slowly Driving Technology into Restricted Closed Ecosystems?
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this post was submitted on 29 Dec 2024
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Hmmmmm, I'll go with Clevo. Because I'm from Cleveland, and it's called Clevo. It's like the PC brand that was too drunk to spell Cleveland. Which is pretty on brand for this city.
They'll get an upvote just for that explanation π
Framework is honestly the best thing on the market right now though, gotta say.
@Lost_My_Mind @just_another_person that's a clevo comment
System76s' (at least used to) use rebranded Clevo laptops with their own flashed motherboard firmware. I've replaced parts on mine with direct Clevo spare parts.
I had a rebranded clevo back in 2009. It worked great for a few years before the dedicated gpu died. It was a sleek design (especially for the time) too.
Itβs one of those Chinese brands with nonsensical names
Unlike most, though, Clevo has been around for decades and many, many other brands rebrand and sell their laptops. If you've ever owned a laptop made by a semi-local manufacturer, it's probably a rebranded Clevo.
What that says about the quality though, I don't know. My laptops have all been non-Clevo-rebrands. But they're an established company at least.