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Re: System76 AMD-Only Laptop Returns

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Post by renewiltord »

Been a Linux user for 20+ years. Pretty sick that we have companies like this selling Linux laptops with Coreboot. Man, that was a wild dream back in the day.

I'm using a Macbook personally, but this stuff is so sick. To be honest, I never really imagined the future as using Windows + Linux + MacOS without thinking that much about the platform, but about the only thing that sticks out to me is that the command line on Windows is rubbish. Otherwise, it feels very naturally normal to me as I switch between platforms. The web has really changed things.

Only thing that surprises me are the screens. I thought the high res screens like in the Macbook were commonplace now.

Re: System76 AMD-Only Laptop Returns

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Post by coder543 »

lwhi wrote: post #10
CoastalCoder wrote: post #8

Would it make sense to change the title? I read it to be about people who bought AMD-only laptops from System76, needing to return them to System76 for some reason.

Same here .. I think we need a comma. E.g. "System76 AMD-Only Laptop, Returns"

No, that would actually be less correct and less clear.

"System76 brings back AMD-only laptop" would be an extremely clear way to phrase the title. I'm not even sure the "only" is even that helpful; it could probably just be "AMD laptop".

Re: System76 AMD-Only Laptop Returns

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Post by hosh »

lwhi wrote: post #10
CoastalCoder wrote: post #8

Would it make sense to change the title? I read it to be about people who bought AMD-only laptops from System76, needing to return them to System76 for some reason.

Same here .. I think we need a comma. E.g. "System76 AMD-Only Laptop, Returns"

Could also be "The Return of the System76 AMD-Only Laptop"

Re: System76 AMD-Only Laptop Returns

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Post by acomjean »

jesuscript wrote: post #7

What makes their stuff so great? I was customizing a gaming rig on their site the other day and it was wildly overpriced. I imagine you can match their specs for this laptop at cheaper prices.

You can. Its for people like me who want a linux laptop, but don't want to go through the hassle of installing it. While I could, I just didn't want to spend the time on it, plus setting up some drivers here and there. Thats the value prop. I got one for home use, (Oryx pro with Nvidia) 4 years ago. It worked well enough and had so few issues I got one for work.

Re: System76 AMD-Only Laptop Returns

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Post by coder543 »

driverdan wrote: post #6

Still only 1920x1080. Come on, give us decent resolution screens already!

It is a 144Hz display, which makes it significantly more interesting than an average 1080p display. 60Hz just feels so stuttery these days.

But, I agree that a higher resolution would be nice, and if I'm being completely honest... I would want OLED. Tons of affordable OLED laptops have come to market over the past year.

Re: System76 AMD-Only Laptop Returns

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Post by doix »

yoyohello13 wrote: post #15
driverdan wrote: post #6

Still only 1920x1080. Come on, give us decent resolution screens already!

Honestly, the difference between 1080p and 1440p on a 14in screen is barely perceptible to me. I'd rather have the extra battery life.

I run my 1440p screen at 1080p because my portable monitor is 1080p and I don't want to try and setup different scaling on different screens in X or move to Wayland. I'm happy enough.
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