New Fedora Slimbook 14″ joins the Fedora Slimbook 16″ in the Fedora Slimbook lineup

Conan Kudo · November 11, 2023

Summary

A month after introducing the initial Fedora Slimbook (16-inch) model, a new 14-inch model without an NVIDIA GPU has been added to the lineup based on initial feedback.

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As awesome as the Fedora Slimbook 16″ is, we heard many of you express concerns over the size of the laptop or the Nvidia card, wishing there was a smaller option available. So Slimbook answered the call with the smaller Fedora Slimbook 14″ for those who prefer it – still with the great Fedora branding on the back of the lid and on the super key, and still with Fedora Workstation preinstalled!

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To celebrate the release of Fedora Linux 39, Slimbook is offering a €100 discount on both Fedora Slimbooks! As you go to check out you should see this discount already applied. This will be available for a limited time.

Besides that there is also the Fedora contributor discount which gives you an additional €100 off!

My thoughts

The initial feedback for the laptop was largely positive with the notable "head-scratcher" around having an NVIDIA card in the laptop, so this new model without an NVIDIA GPU provides an option for people who do not want it. It also shows the commitment to engaging with the community to provide branded options. The discounts for the Fedora Linux 39 release and for Fedora contributors are great to help promote the product within the initial user base.

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