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Other than a distro, what exactly do system76 provides in their lineup? Their laptops are clevo with different branding. Thelio doesn't seem good for the pric

Other than a distro, what exactly do system76 provides in their lineup? Their laptops are clevo with different branding. Thelio doesn't seem good for the price point. I can have someone build me a custom cabinet at that price point (it looks meh) and all other parts are supplied by manufacturers. What sets their experience apart? You can get some great stuff from tonfangs, clevo, systempc, eluktronics, etc at a much more reasonable and realistic price.

onlyesterday 7y ago
Imo they dont have much more to offer currently, its just marketing. Some people will have positive experiences with their products but the hardware is just rebranded. They have potential to be more which could develop but I've had poor experience with them, so I won't work with them anymore, though I'm still rooting for them to improve.
Wowfunhappy 7y ago
You know for sure beyond a doubt that all of their hardware will be Linux compatible, and if something breaks you don't need to reinstall Windows so support can walk you through their script involving re-installing drivers or whatever else.
bwat49 7y ago
System76 provides driver support and testing. There's no guarantee that things will work properly 'out of the box' if you just buy a random clevo.
bityard 7y ago
Can you call up any of those Chinese companies on the phone and talk with an actual person if you have questions about their products, or an issue with your order?
- thrwaway69 7y ago
  That's the same place system76 is buying from. It will be no different. You are saying system76 will have better support service than any of the other companies selling hardware. You can buy case from NZXT. PSU and ram from corsair. Processor from amd. Motherboard from whichever manufacturer provides great service locally. SSDs from silicon/sabrent/samsung. GPU from nvidia or AMD. And you would still have from 3 to 10 years of warranty on the parts whereas system 76 provides 1 year unless you pay more. Now again, let's leave self build out of the way. Why not get it from the other vendors I mentioned which provide the same? Some of them are American. You can find many if you don't want to deal with assembling/maintainence yourself but most PCs if you buy the right parts will not have any problems.

onlyesterday 7y ago

Imo they dont have much more to offer currently, its just marketing. Some people will have positive experiences with their products but the hardware is just rebranded. They have potential to be more which could develop but I've had poor experience with them, so I won't work with them anymore, though I'm still rooting for them to improve.

Wowfunhappy 7y ago

You know for sure beyond a doubt that all of their hardware will be Linux compatible, and if something breaks you don't need to reinstall Windows so support can walk you through their script involving re-installing drivers or whatever else.

bwat49 7y ago

System76 provides driver support and testing. There's no guarantee that things will work properly 'out of the box' if you just buy a random clevo.

bityard 7y ago

Can you call up any of those Chinese companies on the phone and talk with an actual person if you have questions about their products, or an issue with your order?

thrwaway69 7y ago
That's the same place system76 is buying from. It will be no different. You are saying system76 will have better support service than any of the other companies selling hardware. You can buy case from NZXT. PSU and ram from corsair. Processor from amd. Motherboard from whichever manufacturer provides great service locally. SSDs from silicon/sabrent/samsung. GPU from nvidia or AMD. And you would still have from 3 to 10 years of warranty on the parts whereas system 76 provides 1 year unless you pay more. Now again, let's leave self build out of the way. Why not get it from the other vendors I mentioned which provide the same? Some of them are American. You can find many if you don't want to deal with assembling/maintainence yourself but most PCs if you buy the right parts will not have any problems.