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System 76 claims to offer an aluminum alloy laptop with Nvidia and Linux https://system76.com/laptops/oryx https://system76.com/laptops/oryx but the quality i

System 76 claims to offer an aluminum alloy laptop with Nvidia and Linux https://system76.com/laptops/oryx https://system76.com/laptops/oryx but the quality is reportedly bad (flaky hardware, too-fast power drain, reflash bios to toggle discrete graphics (!), slow support) https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/review-system76-oryx-pro https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/review-system76-oryx-pr...

cgidriver 7y ago
Isn't privacy an issue buying anything form Huawei?
opencl 7y ago
That model is a rebadge of the Clevo P960(16")/P970(17").
robrtsql 7y ago
> reflash bios to toggle discrete graphics Really? My understanding was that the RTX series of GPUs support toggling discrete graphics on the fly if you use beta/dev versions of the drivers and X. Even if you don't, the worst case scenario should be having to reboot to enable or disable your graphics card, right?
- dTal 7y ago
  If so, that's a step backwards - on my MX150 system, both nouveau and the proprietary driver can turn the card off (indeed, that's about all nouveau can do, and it does it by default).
- hughw 7y ago
  That Oryx model in the link uses a GTX 1070
hughw 7y ago
Yep. Mine is in the System 76 repair shop right now for the third time. Which is why I'm using my Matebook Windows laptop for dev. Extremely unsatisfied with Oryx Pro materials and build quality. Oh it's back for the third time because when they replaced the top case last time, they installed a defective touch pad. Never again.