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+[[!meta title="First few months with my Librem 13"]]
+
+[[!img back.jpg ]]
+
+I ordered a Librem 13, all the way back at the end of June (2017), and
+it was shipped at the end of October.
+
+Prior to getting my Librem 13, I've been using a Lenovo T431s which is
+a great little laptop. The hardware worked ok with Debian, although
+the Intel Wi-Fi card required some non-free software (iwlwifi), and I
+never tried the fingerprint reader. The hardware is also a little
+limiting, as there isn't any support for M.2 SSDs, and it can only
+support 12GB of RAM.
+
+The Librem 13 however supports up to 16GB of RAM, as well as a M.2
+SSD. Rather than using Debian, I've been transitioning to use GNU Guix
+for a couple of years now, so this is what I installed on my new
+Librem 13, hence the stickers I added!
+
+I brought the laptop with a M.2 SSD in it, but then put a SATA SSD in
+as well. This required a bit of fiddling as one of the internal cables
+was in the space for the SSD, so I had to move it a bit.
+
+[[!img inside.jpg ]]
+
+I was planning to put the Guix store on the bigger SATA SSD, while
+keeping the root partition on the M.2 SSD, with both disks using Btrfs
+on top of dm-crypt.
+
+Unfortunately I had some issues setting this up. The partitioning
+scheme I had in mind isn't quite supported by GuixSD yet, as if I
+remember correctly, the Grub configuration generated is incorrect. For
+now, I just have the store on the M.2 SSD.
+
+[[!img front.jpg ]]
+
+As for using it, the main issue I've had is the webcam initially not
+working, which is a bit of a non-issue, as I don't have much use for
+the webcam. I've been in contact with Purism support, and I could
+return it for a replacement, but at the moment I'm fine with the one
+I've got. However, today the webcam sprang in to life for a few
+minutes, which is pretty exciting.
+
+The other minor gripe I have is not being able to tell if it's off or
+suspended without opening it up. The T431s has a little red LED on the
+top, which will pulsate if it's suspended, which is reassuring that
+it's actually suspended when you close the lid.
+
+As for the rest of the hardware, it's pretty awesome. The case feels
+very tough and sturdy, and the keyboard and trackpad work well. All in
+all, I think it's a great bit of hardware, and I really like Purism's
+emphasis on user freedoms through free software.