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The price is a bit too high (as always with System76). Last year, for the same price ($1,199) on sale, I bought a ASUS Zephyrus G14 with a Ryzen 4900HS and RTX

The price is a bit too high (as always with System76). Last year, for the same price ($1,199) on sale, I bought a ASUS Zephyrus G14 with a Ryzen 4900HS and RTX 2060. Right now, you get it (for a bit more) with a 5900HS and RTX 3060. Both the 5900HS and the 4900HS will beat the low-wattage 5700U in performance handily. The G14 has a 76 Wh, so despite the “higher”-power (35 Watt) CPU, it’ll still get a LOT of battery life.

teekert 5y ago
System76 is nice, in this podcast the CEO is interviewed: [0]. He is dedicated to transparency, open source and privacy. They’re worth some extra money to me. Although I’m still waiting for their custom designed, all aluminium top of the line laptop :) [0]: https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/linux-unplugged/id687598126?i=1000532340179 https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/linux-unplugged/id6875...
- cassepipe 5y ago
  Is this custom design all-aluminum design on their road map? I'd buy it, I'd order it next year and pay right now even. The only thing preventing from buying one of their laptop is I am wary of all plastic laptops that break apart after five years although they are working perfectly. Basically I just want a MacBook that runs Linux perfectly.
  - teekert 5y ago
    They been planning it for years [0]. I guess experiences with their high end keyboard [1] will teach them valuable lessons, the podcast I posted is mainly about that keyboard and the manufacturing challenges. I indeed also hope for a MBP equivalent (non-clevo) System76 laptop. [0]: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2019/11/20/system76-will-start-designing-and-building-its-own-linux-laptops-beginning-january-2020/#34db367b3e16 https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2019/11/20/syste... [1]: https://system76.com/accessories/launch https://system76.com/accessories/launch

teekert 5y ago

System76 is nice, in this podcast the CEO is interviewed: [0]. He is dedicated to transparency, open source and privacy. They’re worth some extra money to me. Although I’m still waiting for their custom designed, all aluminium top of the line laptop :) [0]: https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/linux-unplugged/id687598126?i=1000532340179 https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/linux-unplugged/id6875...

cassepipe 5y ago
Is this custom design all-aluminum design on their road map? I'd buy it, I'd order it next year and pay right now even. The only thing preventing from buying one of their laptop is I am wary of all plastic laptops that break apart after five years although they are working perfectly. Basically I just want a MacBook that runs Linux perfectly.
- teekert 5y ago
  They been planning it for years [0]. I guess experiences with their high end keyboard [1] will teach them valuable lessons, the podcast I posted is mainly about that keyboard and the manufacturing challenges. I indeed also hope for a MBP equivalent (non-clevo) System76 laptop. [0]: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2019/11/20/system76-will-start-designing-and-building-its-own-linux-laptops-beginning-january-2020/#34db367b3e16 https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2019/11/20/syste... [1]: https://system76.com/accessories/launch https://system76.com/accessories/launch