System76 Galago Pro [video]

Post by INTPenis » Sat, Mar 25, 2017, 9:00 AM UTC

INTPenis wrote: post #94

2bluesc wrote: post #12

As a previous gen System 76 Galago and now a proud Dell Precision 5510 owner, I wish them luck! I traded my previous gen System76 Galago Pro after 2-3 years of being disappointed with build quality, battery life also piss poor BIOS support for a company priding themselves on supporting the hardware (i.e. UEFI had to be hacked in from the identical Clevo, next to no options, no TPM, etc). We need more competitors in t…

I have no issue with Thinkpad X230 for Linux. It's thicker than an "ultrabook" but it's still my go to choice for portable laptop. I prefer having an actual ehternet port rather than a movable part one. The dual battery is also pretty neat, one is replaceable. Many of my co-workers have either the Carbon or the Yoga, I've only seen one with Fedora installed but as long as Fedora works out-of-box on it then the Yoga s…

Actually meant x260. Why can't I edit?

Post by Zooper » Sun, Mar 26, 2017, 11:47 PM UTC

shmageggy wrote: post #24

schmichael wrote: post #21

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I had a similarly bad experience with System76 build quality. Back to Thinkpads for me. That ethernet port they show broke after relatively light usage. I can't believe they haven't fixed that design flaw yet. I guess wired connections are rare enough maybe no one notices. The screen rubbing on the keyboard when closed and causing bright spots was definitely the worst part for me. I don't want to have to be dainty wi…

Regretful galago owner here on a permanently plugged in laptop with a broken Ethernet port and a bunch of little felt pads lining the sides of my screen to prevent rubbing. Hopefully the new ones are better.

Exact same set of problems on mine here; Space key feels like it's giving out now too, and this is with the replacement keyboard.

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