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Re:System76 launching ARM Pro server with 96 cores up to 1TB... by TezlaKoil on Thursday March 02, 2017 @07:38PM (#13779789)
Clevo is a huge Chinese OEM computer manufacturer which exclusively produces cheap, low-quality laptop computers.

System76 selects Clevo configurations that are more-or-less compatible with Linux, puts a brand on them and sells them at a somewhat-inflated price.

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Re:System76 launching ARM Pro server with 96 cores up to 1TB... by jdfellow on Thursday March 02, 2017 @07:59PM (#13779896)
Not really that inflated. I built a Clevo laptop about 4 years ago, and compared it to an identical System76 build, it was only $70 difference.

That thing was pretty poor quality though. Died fall of 15, replaced it with an XPS 13 which is still going strong.

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Re:System76 launching ARM Pro server with 96 cores up to 1TB... by jon-wood on Friday March 03, 2017 @04:35AM (#13781740)
I got a Clevo laptop a few years back from another company that works similarly. The spec was pretty good for the price, but I'll second the crappy build quality - they're very plasticy, and the heatsinks kept clogging up with dust destroying any cooling.
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