At work we have computers from Wortmann. They also offer laptops. They come with Windows 11 pre-installed, but I'm certain that you can install an OS of your choice. These devices are distributed through IT Services that usually cater to other businesses, but as far as I can tell from their website they also offer to sell to normal customers. They seem to offer in Germany, France, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kindom Poland, Japan and Asia

[–] SrMono@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago

Used to live near their HQ. Their computers were all over the place 😀

[–] MrIamsosmrt@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago

There is Schenker from germany or their gaming brand xmg

[–] lambipapp@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Slimbook is Spanish I believe

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 4 points 2 days ago

I bought a Slimbook recently and I'm very happy with it. I have Evo 14 and the performance is great, I love the keyboard and touchpad (but that's a personal preference), screen is great, DisplayPort USB-C port is great, everything works fine with Linux. Battery life is OK (I changed BIOS settings to stop charging at 60% so I'm getting maybe 1.5h out of it, charging to 100% you should get~3h). The GPU is fine, I'm able to run 7B models on it using ollama. The only issue is that it gets hot (the CPU runs at 60C when you try to do anything) but it's only an issue if you want to keep it on your lap while working.

Vant (https://www.vantpc.es/equipos/portatiles/) is another Spanish company. I have their PC and I'm also happy with it.

[–] Mihies@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

~~Frame.work is an option~~Nah, sorry, I thought it was EU (Netherland based) but it turns out it is not. Cool products though.

[–] SrMono@feddit.org 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Sadly/luckily OP searches for European hardware.

[–] Mihies@programming.dev 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Like Framework?

Company: Framework® Computer BV Headquarters Address: Flight Forum 40 Ground Floor, 5657 DB Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Or am I missing something?

[–] Thorry84 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They are an American company, they just have offices in multiple places. If you change the region on the site, you will see different address.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framework_Computer

Framework Computer, Inc. is an American laptop computer manufacturer. Headquarters San Francisco, California, United States

[–] Mihies@programming.dev 4 points 2 days ago

Yep, I was mislead.

[–] Mihies@programming.dev 3 points 2 days ago

I guess it's an american company after all and that headquarters are for handling EU business only. A bit misleading.

[–] Pirate@feddit.org 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Are you a bot? That sounds like a bot response.

[–] Mihies@programming.dev 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well, are you a bot? That sounds like a bot question...

[–] Pirate@feddit.org -2 points 2 days ago

The question was what's a good european laptop manufacturer and you immediately reply with a US manufacturer's name so if you're not a bot you're at best a badly programmed NPC.