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?

    • binarious
      1·
      1 year ago

      Can’t agree. 4 out of 6 tuxedos (different timings, different models) had to be repaired - some even multiple times. And still they remain buggy for me especially with usb-c docking stations. And no LVFS.

      • eshep@social.trom.tf
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        1 year ago

        @binarious WOW, 4/6 sounds like some higher than average odds, that really sucks. I hope you at least gotten it all resolved, money back, or found what works for you. I had a battery swell up on me a couple years in but that’s quite common and expected in my work environment. Extremely easy fix as well as they used a common, easy to source battery.

        I’ve not tried a huge sampling of different ones (3~4), but I’ve yet to run across a USB-C dock that didn’t work for me under gentoo.

        The LVFS thing doesn’t really bother me as much as the still delayed coreboot/libreboot they’re working on. Most people couldn’t care less about either of those things, and they’re not a show-stopper for me, so it still remains at the top of my very light recommendations list.

        • binarious
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          1 year ago

          Thank you. RMA procedure is still in progress, but their support is nice and I’m hopeful to get it sorted.

          Interesting. I’ve tried around 5 docks from which only 1 worked correctly. Mostly issues with 4K at 60hz. Other notebooks worked well with the ones the tuxedos struggled.

          I agree, the manual EC/BIOS updates aren’t very nice, but not a show-stopper. Coreboot has been promised for quite some time now and they’re still searching a coreboot dev. Maybe this will be a thing someday, but I don’t think we’ll see that soon reading their responses regarding this on reddit.