Friday, April 28th 2023
Kubuntu Focus Announces the Focus Ir14 Laptop
Today the Kubuntu Focus team announces their latest Linux laptop: The Focus Ir14 developed in partnership with Carbon Systems of Santa Rosa, CA. This laptop is an affordable, enterprise-ready system designed to exude quality everywhere the customer looks and touches. This is the fourth Focus model featuring Kubuntu LTS and the KDE Plasma interface.
This 3-pound laptop has a 14-inch, 450-nit, narrow-bezel 1920×1200 display with 100% sRGB color reproduction. It also features a centered precision touchpad, all-alloy construction, 6 hours of battery life, and can charge from a USB-C display cable. Systems are built to order and can be customized with up to 64 GB of 3200 MHz dual-channel RAM, 4 TB of storage in a dual-disk setup, and optional no-cost full-disk encryption. Prices start at $895.
The Ir14 has many high-speed ports to make connecting simple and fun:
"Kubuntu Focus has partnered with Carbon Systems to create the Focus Ir14. Carbon Systems supplies the Managed Service Provider (MSP) channel with systems carefully selected for features, reliability, manageability, and price. This matches well with our goal to deliver just-works systems and broader hardware choices, and brings us a step closer to complete solutions for Linux systems in the enterprise."
Dave Cook, President of Carbon Systems, states "After meeting with the team at Kubuntu Focus, a partnership just made sense. Our goals are closely aligned in providing the best quality solutions to the business market, and Kubuntu Focus does just that, but in the Linux world."
Source:
Kubuntu Focus
This 3-pound laptop has a 14-inch, 450-nit, narrow-bezel 1920×1200 display with 100% sRGB color reproduction. It also features a centered precision touchpad, all-alloy construction, 6 hours of battery life, and can charge from a USB-C display cable. Systems are built to order and can be customized with up to 64 GB of 3200 MHz dual-channel RAM, 4 TB of storage in a dual-disk setup, and optional no-cost full-disk encryption. Prices start at $895.
- * 1x HDMI 2.0
- * 1x USB-C 3.1 with 65 W Power Delivery IN
- * 1x USB-C + Thunderbolt 4 (15w)
- * 2x USB-A 3.1
- * 1x AX201 WLAN + Bluetooth, M.2 2230
- * 1x SD Card Reader
- * 1× 3.5 mm 2-in-1 Headset Jack
- * 1x Kensington Lock
"Kubuntu Focus has partnered with Carbon Systems to create the Focus Ir14. Carbon Systems supplies the Managed Service Provider (MSP) channel with systems carefully selected for features, reliability, manageability, and price. This matches well with our goal to deliver just-works systems and broader hardware choices, and brings us a step closer to complete solutions for Linux systems in the enterprise."
Dave Cook, President of Carbon Systems, states "After meeting with the team at Kubuntu Focus, a partnership just made sense. Our goals are closely aligned in providing the best quality solutions to the business market, and Kubuntu Focus does just that, but in the Linux world."
23 Comments on Kubuntu Focus Announces the Focus Ir14 Laptop
Did the definition of affordable changed or this is just for the Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE markets ?
Sounds like a lot of hoopla to sell overpriced hardware.
An amusing approach. Sure, setting up a linux computer can be an arduous task, but I think your average linux user already expects to do it. And tbh, their approach looks like the android OEM's bloatware on steroids!
Still, it's probably an added value to someone.
Even more amusing is the fact that someone would pay anything for Plasma. </flame>
corporations are about as efficient as government when it comes to buying things, an ironic plot twist. lol
As for the network port, with a USB-to-ethernet dongle, surely that would not be an issue ?
Yea I know it's not a native RJ-45 jack, but just sayin :D
Okay maybe mom and pop business would ... well there is the price thing again.i5 12450h, 8gb and 250gb drive for $895.
Targeted audience people with more money then brains.
Lex you should get one.
By that logic you must be in the market for one.
You should definitely buy one obviously have the money and definitely the brains for it. Don't let my comments stop you please.
If your goal was to make this product look lesser, you failed with zest because of YOUR lack of understanding! However, if your goal was to make yourself look silly, then you have succeeded wildly.
For reference, the context I referred to was the fact that the laptop on offer in the above article is made of sourced parts that have 100% Linux kernel compatibility, meaning that those people who desire a laptop which is fully supported by the Linux community do not have to play guess work with this system. They can buy with confidence, are in for a treat and for THOSE people(not you), the laptop above is an EXCELLENT value.Oh? Please do amaze us all with your continued witty retort.
And this is entry level garbage i5 12400 8gb and 250gb. The only difference is you can buy the same configuration from other makers for $400.You can buy laptop with the same specs for half the price. How's that reasonable or EXCELENT value ?I didn't make their product lesser they did with i5 12400 8gb and 250g.Just enable the proprietary drives and everything works on Ubuntu.
Linux kernel supports the most common devices and with the parts they picked can't get more common than that.
Buying any other $400 laptop you can pretend that they "sourced" them just for Linux.
Only value thing I can see about it is that if you buy one you be one of 10 so down the line they might worth something like a collector's item.
It also comes with "I'm and idiot" forehead sticker.
Take Valve and the Steam deck, they've invested millions to make the SteamOS, to bridge the biggest gap between Windows and Linux, the games.
I would totally understand if they sold the deck form more that what the parts are worth to cover their expenses.
But these guys haven't done any of that, they just took parts and OS from the ready shelf gave it ridiculous price tag and slapped a enterprise-ready and affordable stickers to distract the people from the specs and the price.
I bet it doesn't.
Magnesium is really light tho.