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I'll give System76 (and their hardware partner) this: They're getting closer to something I'd buy. This looks like a good option for a 15.6" laptop. My issue

I'll give System76 (and their hardware partner) this: They're getting closer to something I'd buy. This looks like a good option for a 15.6" laptop. My issue with it is that they're still shipping with those barrel plugs AC adapters, and don't appear to support USB-PD for charging on the USB-C ports. The lack of Australian support also makes it a difficult purchase - a former colleague bought a System76 laptop a few years back and it died a few months after purchase. Having to ship it back to the US, and the associated delays means having to buy a second laptop to continue working while it's being repaired.

deepsun 6y ago
Don't they support USB-C charging? I compared the other days all their models, those that rated at 65W all supported USB-C charging.
- paranoidrobot 6y ago
  I don't think so. Clevo are known to be the OEM behind many (all?) of System76's laptops. In Australia they're sold under the brand of Metabox. The System76 Pangolin tech specs[1] match the Metabox Edge specs[2] and visually match as far as I can tell identically, and neither mention USB-PD or Charging capability. Metabox specifically call out USB-PD capability on their other range of laptops, so I don't think it's an omission. [1] https://system76.com/laptops/pangolin#specs https://system76.com/laptops/pangolin#specs [2] https://www.metabox.com.au/store/Edge-Range/Specs https://www.metabox.com.au/store/Edge-Range/Specs
  - deepsun 6y ago
    Here they do: https://system76.com/guides/lemp10 https://system76.com/guides/lemp10 Notice "65W+ USB Type-C Charging Compatible" in specs.
    - paranoidrobot 6y ago
      That's a different laptop.
- fsflover 6y ago
  Purism Librem 14 supports it: https://puri.sm/products/librem-14 https://puri.sm/products/librem-14
ficklepickle 6y ago
For $86 at purchase you get free shipping for warranty issues (Canada, may be more for Aus)
- paranoidrobot 6y ago
  > Shipping Coverage > Canadian customers only - covers all shipping for warranty service. > Canada warranty two way ground shipping coverage +$65 They don't offer it for Australia. I'd be surprised if they would - you'd be looking at air-freight, and from prior experience shipping a Lenovo laptop to Australia it was over USD$150, and that was 10 years ago - so probably more now. Australia to the US would be even more still.

deepsun 6y ago

Don't they support USB-C charging? I compared the other days all their models, those that rated at 65W all supported USB-C charging.

paranoidrobot 6y ago
I don't think so. Clevo are known to be the OEM behind many (all?) of System76's laptops. In Australia they're sold under the brand of Metabox. The System76 Pangolin tech specs[1] match the Metabox Edge specs[2] and visually match as far as I can tell identically, and neither mention USB-PD or Charging capability. Metabox specifically call out USB-PD capability on their other range of laptops, so I don't think it's an omission. [1] https://system76.com/laptops/pangolin#specs https://system76.com/laptops/pangolin#specs [2] https://www.metabox.com.au/store/Edge-Range/Specs https://www.metabox.com.au/store/Edge-Range/Specs
- deepsun 6y ago
  Here they do: https://system76.com/guides/lemp10 https://system76.com/guides/lemp10 Notice "65W+ USB Type-C Charging Compatible" in specs.
  - paranoidrobot 6y ago
    That's a different laptop.
fsflover 6y ago
Purism Librem 14 supports it: https://puri.sm/products/librem-14 https://puri.sm/products/librem-14

ficklepickle 6y ago

For $86 at purchase you get free shipping for warranty issues (Canada, may be more for Aus)

paranoidrobot 6y ago
> Shipping Coverage > Canadian customers only - covers all shipping for warranty service. > Canada warranty two way ground shipping coverage +$65 They don't offer it for Australia. I'd be surprised if they would - you'd be looking at air-freight, and from prior experience shipping a Lenovo laptop to Australia it was over USD$150, and that was 10 years ago - so probably more now. Australia to the US would be even more still.