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You 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
by mStreamTeam 9y ago
You 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)
- nkkollaw 9y agoWell, it's not that hard to find a laptop that is 100% compatible with Linux, nowadays. Most laptops work out-of-the-box, and there is still Dell.