Re:Exploring System76's New Rust Based Desktop Environment
by pkulak on Thursday January 13, 2022 @08:39PM
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Nope, I don't consider those in-house. They are working on an in-house laptop, and if it ends up anything like their in-house desktops, it could be really nice.
Re:Exploring System76's New Rust Based Desktop Environment
by macco on Friday January 14, 2022 @04:01AM
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Do you have a source for that?
This would really be a game changer. Unfortunately, you need a really great number of units, that building your own custom laptop hardware is feasible. I really which System76 success with that.
I always thought, if Dell were smart, they would do their own Linux-based brand, where they would reuse parts from mainline Dell. Kind of how they produce gaming laptops.
Re:Exploring System76's New Rust Based Desktop Environment
by commoner on Friday January 14, 2022 @08:16AM
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In November 2019, System76 announced that it would start designing and developing laptops in-house starting January 2020. The development process was estimated to take 2-3 years. The first generation of System76’s in-house desktop line (Thelio) took over 2 years to develop.
- Article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2019/11/20/syste...
- HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21586422
If you have any suggestions for the laptop design, System76 is collecting feedback here:
Are their Clevo-based laptops designed in-house? If they are, why are they designed with such abysmal speakers, mediocre webcam and no attempt to go past the full-HD screen resolution? Why not design something cool like Framework?