> The justification for the cost is lower volume. There are big fixed costs associated with bringing hardware to market. System76 isn't bringing hardware to ma

> The justification for the cost is lower volume. There are big fixed costs associated with bringing hardware to market. System76 isn't bringing hardware to market - these are rebranded Clevo and Sager systems. Galaga Pro for example is a Clevo NV41MB-D. https://www.reddit.com/r/System76/comments/k8pnxn/i_think_i_found_the_galago_pro_5_clevo_chassis/ https://www.reddit.com/r/System76/comments/k8pnxn/i_think_i_... System 76's value-add is in the software, not the hardware. AFAIK there is actually nothing stopping you from buying the OEM systems and running the System 76 software on them actually. Of course it's true there's not zero cost running a hardware-based business but their "big fixed costs" are much smaller than, say, Minisforum or the other boutique mini-PC companies. They are just putting in an order to Clevo or Sager and loading their own custom Linux image.