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Re:Ask HN: Is there a developer laptop that does not suck an... by BMc2020 on Sunday August 28, 2022 @07:18PM (#32633099)
system76 dot com
Re:Ask HN: Is there a developer laptop that does not suck an... by ss108 on Sunday August 28, 2022 @07:22PM (#32633126)
I have to protest; I have bought two of these and they have been lackluster. They feel very cheaply made.

I am also having issues with my current System76 suddenly deciding not to detect my second monitor. Just a bad experience overall, though on this particular point, the flaw is easily Ubuntu's and not System76's.

Re:Ask HN: Is there a developer laptop that does not suck an... by orionblastar on Sunday August 28, 2022 @07:32PM (#32633214)
I have a 15 year old Acer laptop that came with Windows 7 Home and runs Ubuntu just fine. I upgraded it to 8g RAM and 2T SSD hard drive.
Re:Ask HN: Is there a developer laptop that does not suck an... by contingencies on Sunday August 28, 2022 @07:54PM (#32633370)
Recent ~forced Ubuntu LTS upgrade to 22.04 broke lots of things. They really need to improve their testing processes.
Re:Ask HN: Is there a developer laptop that does not suck an... by acomjean on Sunday August 28, 2022 @11:37PM (#32634559)
I have one for home for 4 years and a new one for work. I like them a lot. I had one issue upgrading the OS after installing steam, but they have good support.

I really like a Matt screen and these have them. They’re rebranded Clevo machines but I found them to be decent quality. I had to replace a fan In the older one which I was able to do (we have a husky…..). They’re expandable and fast enough. Depending on the model some have a descrete gpu.

Re:Ask HN: Is there a developer laptop that does not suck an... by strangus on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @01:43AM (#32647017)
I love my lemur, however there is something wrong with their batteries. I've had two fail in less than a year each. They're not covered by warranty. Other than that, I love it.