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system76 are cool, but their laptops IMO should be better for the money they cost. I'd still like to get one, but there's better stuff around at those prices.
by nkkollaw 9y ago
system76 are cool, but their laptops IMO should be better for the money they cost.
I'd still like to get one, but there's better stuff around at those prices.
- TazeTSchnitzel 9y agocheap, good, small vendor pick two
- nkkollaw 9y agoWell, for $1000 I can get a Surface Book 1 and run Ubuntu on it, and it's absolutely perfect. The Galago Pro is almost something I'd get, but I really dislike actual buttons on the trackpad: most of them are (rightfully) clickable anywhere on the trackpad.
- r3bl 9y agoI believe nobody in this entire thread claimed that you can't get something cheaper and slap Ubuntu on top of it. I would pay more for a premium Ubuntu support. Unfortunately, System76 doesn't ship to my country.
- nkkollaw 9y agoI'm not saying there are cheaper options, I'm saying that for the same amount of money you get much, better hardware and design.
- AdmiralAsshat 9y ago> Well, for $1000 I can get a Surface Book 1 and run Ubuntu on it, and it's absolutely perfect. Are you referring to installing Ubuntu on the WSL, or actually wiping out Win10 and installing Ubuntu natively? Because to my knowledge, Linux support on the Surface/Pro/Book line is still wobbly at best. I've seen some people running Arch, but problems with battery life and sleep mode abound. I can't imagine the Surface Book's detachable base in tablet mode would be working yet.
- nkkollaw 9y agoI would dualboot with Windows to use the pen if I want to draw something, and to detach the tablet (which I would imaging I'd never do). According to what I've read on https://www.reddit.com/r/SurfaceLinux/ https://www.reddit.com/r/SurfaceLinux/, installing a few packages is enough to get most things working.
- mStreamTeam 9y agoYou can get the same laptop from a different distributor for a lower price. Try searching for 'Clevo' or 'Sager' laptops. Clevo is the company that makes the base model, but they don't do any sales to consumers. Sager is another name under which the same laptops are typically sold.
- Already__Taken 9y ago$1k+ laptops coming with windows Home is a slap in the face though.
- nkkollaw 9y agoMeh, I'd just put Xubuntu on it :-)
- nkkollaw 9y agoYes, that's exactly what I don't like. They are little more than repackaged laptops, and not that good in terms of reliability from what I've heard.
- platinumrad 9y agoThey announced earlier this year that they were going to start doing their hardware design in-house[1]. I doubt this will make them any cheaper but might help on other fronts at least. [1] http://blog.system76.com/post/159767214983/entering-phase-three#Linux http://blog.system76.com/post/159767214983/entering-phase-th...
- nkkollaw 9y agoI can't wait. I would love for them to do well.
- fgonzag 9y agoExcept that they test and fix hardware compatibility issues for linux, do driver development and they push it upstream. Their hardware is usually jointly developed with safer/clevo, which sager is free to sell barebones If system76 goes out, you can be pretty sure that sager Linux compatibility goes out with them (along with many other brands that use the same wifi chips, etc)
- rossdavidh 9y agoI've got a Lemur from System76 that I've had for several years, program on it almost every day, it still works well. You can probably get something cheaper, but it's not like they're Apple-expensive, and if there's a bit of $$ going towards efforts like this, I'm glad to support it.