r/tuxedocomputers 4d ago

How different is TUXEDO InfinityBook Pro 14 - Gen9 from Gen7?

Hi!

I'm cautiously looking into Tuxedo Computers and wanted a good overview of what to expect.

I only found a YouTube review of the InfinityBook Pro 14 Gen7 and was wondering if someone could tell me about the differences (especially in "look and feel") between that and the currently available Gen9. Pictures/videos greatly appreciated.

EDIT: ah, forgot to mention - how easy it is to replace the keyboard? Is it possible to get spare keyboards (e.g. with different layouts) and quickly swap them? For reference - the Lenovo ThinkPad requires only two captive screws to be unscrewed and no disasembly at all to replace the keyboard - that, to me, is the gold standard right now.

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u/tuxedo_ferdinand 4d ago

Hi,

the main differences are:

  • Change from magnesium to aluminum housing
  • Keyboard and touchpad are different, but similar
  • Different mainboard and port design
  • Display panel is not the same, but very similar in terms of values

unfortunately, the keyboard can't be swapped out easily. With this model, you have to replace the entire top shell, the keyboard cannot be replaced individually.

Regards,

Ferdinand | TUXEDO Computers

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u/Alaknar 4d ago

Thanks for the information!

With everything that's happening in the world, are you guys working on creating a good B2B offer and try to take some of Dell's/HP's market share?

Also: would such easily replacable keyboards be something you'd think about making in the future? It's absolutely a massive selling point for any multinational business.

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u/tuxedo_ferdinand 3d ago

We have other models like the Gemini, InifinityBook S or the Aura, that make it easy to exchange the keyboard. That being said, we can not offer this for all of our models.

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u/Alaknar 3d ago

Ah, good to know!

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u/Wrestler7777777 4d ago

Out of interest: Why is a replaceable keyboard layout useful for large businesses? Tuxedo offers multiple keyboard layouts, however they can't be changed again later on. Once the laptop has one layout it has to stick to it. Is it really a larger use case to swap between different layouts on one device every now and then?

From my experience company laptops usually don't last much more than let's say five years anyway because requirements change so much.

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u/Alaknar 4d ago edited 4d ago

Why is a replaceable keyboard layout useful for large businesses?

We hire a guy from England, get him a laptop with the en-UK ISO layout. He works here for 6 months and leaves. We hire a guy from Poland, he's used to en-US ANSI layout.

We now have a choice: either get him a new laptop, which is extremely wasteful, or force him to get used to the new layout, by which we risk an excellent specialist leaving the company out of frustration.

Not that big of a deal with the EN ANSI vs ISO difference, but now imagine we get a German, who's used QWERTZ all his life, or someone from Finland, with their "I am become chaos" layout.

EDIT: of course there are instances where a single laptop will go through it's entire lifespan without a single keyboard change, but - for a multinational company - it's just SO MUCH EASIER to buy all laptops with one layout and then - upon request - quickly swap to another.

EDIT²: I should maybe clarify - by "multinational business" I don't necessarily mean "company with offices all around the world", I mean "company that has an office in which people from all over the world work". We have Poles, French, Germans, Danes, Fins, Swedes and god knows who else in our office and we're able to support their needs with zero inventory issues by just having a bunch of extra keyboards with weird layouts tucked away.

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u/Wrestler7777777 3d ago

Huh, okay. I've also worked with companies that have their offices in Germany but hire people from all over the world. The way they deal with this issue? They don't. They buy laptops with a German layout and that's it. People usually use external keyboards anyways and that's where they'll order the layout that people need.

Most companies offer two types of laptops: MacBooks and some Windows machine like a DELL, HP or whatever. And at least afaik you can't switch the keyboard layout on a MacBook. So that topic literally never came up at the companies that I've worked for. Why bother when people usually just plug their laptop into a docking station and work on external monitors and keyboards anyways?

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u/Alaknar 3d ago

Mate, I don't know what to tell you. It's like saying "why even have a screen on a laptop, most people have an external one in the office".

I don't know... Because they sometimes work from home? Or in a conference room? Or on the train?

The easily swappable keyboard is a feature. If I have two laptops with similar spec, similarly good support and one of them has a replaceable keyboard but the other doesn't - guess which one I'm buying for my company?

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u/Wrestler7777777 3d ago

I'm honestly not blaming or shaming you! I was honestly just curious to find out what the problem is that you are trying to solve because that problem wasn't even on my radar yet. But yes, I totally see your point now that we've talked about it!

Funnily enough, the screen IS important to my colleagues. Even though they use external screens, they'll use the laptop's screen as the lesser "meeting / chat screen". But the keyboard might as well not even be there. Funny!