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Look, we know System76 laptops are based as fuck. I mean, Coreboot, Open source firmware, PopOS, and a fucking open source mobo in the works, just so fucking based.

But man, these framework laptops look cool too. Completely modular and easy to work on. Looks like the company has proved it isn't going to go under anytime soon.

I'm debating what to get once I feel like upgrading from the trusty ol ThinkPad. What would you buy?

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[-] callmepk@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

As a System76 laptop owner, don’t buy them. Their product is just… bad.

[-] jerb@lemmy.croc.pw 6 points 1 year ago

I can agree with this, my Darter has horrendous battery life and had a ton of bugs that made the thing really annoying to use until a recent BIOS update. I can't help but feel like I got burned.

Next laptop is a Framework for sure.

[-] callmepk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

The same. I currently still uses my Galago Pro(galp5), but right now I have to plug the power at all times and also switched distro to Fedora which surprisingly supports this laptop better than their own Pop!_OS

[-] dartanjinn@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

I can second this. I've had two bricked System 76 systems because the DC jack burned itself right off the board.

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