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@shakur
It similarly felt like a trolling ambush from you. Apologies for the misunderstanding.
I like System76 very much, and if possible I'm going to give them my business, even though their products are priced well above market and most lack some options I'd like to see(like AMD processors, though that's been changing). I like that they're a legitimate company that's making a business model centered around linux work, without having to market to enterprise clients. Also, as I live in Denver, I like very much that they're local, and are providing good employment in my city. I want to support that.
So to me, buying premade machines with Intel chips for a couple more years is a price I'm willing to pay, for the rest of the positives.
I bought a System76 laptop. They're headquartered in the same city where I live. In the "special instructions"...
She : "I haven't seen any cat sleeping during the day."
Me : say no more
sudo apt-get install car
Source: Twitter
I got my second system76 machine this week. The, "meerkat" is a rebranded 10th gen Intel NUC, and I got it to replace the ancient corporate refurb I have at a friend's house in Kansas City, on Google Fiber, which I'm running as a plex server. The existing machine was already five years old when I got it used in 2016, and it's lasted far longer than anyone expected, including its manufacturer. I replaced its media storage with an onsite NAS last year, and now it's time for the computer itself to get the Marie Kondo treatment.
I am loving the Meerkat! I have been configuring it here in Denver this week while I have some time off, and when it's all set the way I want I'll get it shipped off to KC. I just tested out plex on it, playing Planet Earth II while the media scanner was running. Didn't even blink. I can't wait to get this thing in place!
Buy more System76!
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