Purism says it exceeded the target demand goal of $50,000

Apr 24, 2020 05:00 GMT  ·  By

Purism announced the Librem Mini Linux PC only a few weeks ago, and at that time, the company set a target goal for pre-orders of $50,000, hoping this would be reached by the time shipping starts.

And now Purism says that demand has been so strong for its new Linux PC that it already exceeded the $50,000 target, with pre-orders currently exceeding $71,000.

So now the Librem Mini is just around the corner, the company explains that it’s working around the clock to prepare the device for shipping.

“Thanks to the incredible support of our community we reached our Librem Mini pre-order goal in less than three weeks and interest continues to grow. We have put in a large order from our suppliers, which arrives in less than a month, to be able to meet demand and rapidly fulfill future purchases. With the Librem Mini arriving in less than a month, we are finishing final testing and creating user guides, product packaging and documentation,” it says.

Strong demand

Needless to say, Purism uses this occasion to praise the Librem Mini even further, pointing out it’s smaller than a Mac Mini and just a bit bigger than a Raspberry Pi and it comes with industry-leading security systems.

The Librem Mini will be powered by an Intel Core i7-8565U processor, coming with a maximum of 64GB RAM in the top-of-the-line configuration. The cheapest version of the device will cost just $699, and for this price you get 8GB RAM and 250 GB SSD storage.

Most likely, with the demand remaining so strong, the number of those pre-ordering the Librem Mini will increase in the coming weeks before the shipping starts, so if you want to get the Linux PC yourselves, head over to this page to build your configuration.