Re: [PLUG] sys76

[JP Vossen via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

On 7/4/20 3:08 PM, jeff via plug wrote:
> The laptop arrived, ready to go.
> It's fast.. watching it unpack updates is impressive.
> It's sleek, if that matters, as opposed to my existing beast (17").
> Backlit keyboard changes colors as it boots. (fascinating, Jim)
> All I had to do was put in a few bit of info and I was off.
> Packaging was reusable.
>
> Installing my old ssd will require removing a lot of tiny screws. I 
> understand there are a lot of connections for different drive 
> technologies, including NVMe. It has the requisite ports, placed 
> intelligently.
>
> The touchpad is huge and defaults to a backwards scroll, which they call 
> 'natural scroll,' which is switchable.
>
>
> Not happy that the number keys are more narrow than the others, but I'll 
> live.
> Truly not happy that I installed Xubuntu desktop and the display goes 
> entirely blank when I try to log into it. Gnome isn't my favorite.
>
> more later
System76 laptop...what?  And did you give their PopOS a try?

I'm typing this on a probably 10+ yo System76 Wild Dog, and we have 
similar age laptop (at the time Chinese clone) and 2 Meerkats (MythTV 
and backup servers).  They've all been great.  You pay extra for no 
Winblows and their Linux testing and integration, but they are worth it.

Later,
JP
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