Subj : Re: Intel NUCs
To   : Gamgee
From : esc
Date : Wed Aug 16 2023 17:50:06

 Ga> I am currently using a 10-year-old Lenovo (T510) laptop that I love and 
 Ga> am reluctant to replace, but am creeping into the window where I will
 Ga> need  to do so.  I've often said I'd not buy anything but another
 Ga> Lenovo, but  am curious how you've liked the System76 (and whether it's
 Ga> a laptop or a  desktop).  Have heard good things about them, and that
 Ga> they're  Linux-friendly.  Would like to hear your thoughts on that,
 Ga> thanks.

Great question, and one I'll do my best to answer.

First off, my Lenovo is a Carbon X1 gen 8. It's lightweight, ultraportable, powerful, reliable, has long battery life, and probably the all-time best keyboard in a laptop.

My Sys76 machine is an Oryx Pro 10. This machine is specc'd pretty high. It has a 20 core 12 gen i7-12700H, 64gb RAM, Intel iGPU, NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti Mobile. This machine is bigger, heavier, the fans run incessantly, but man...it has some horsepower. Lately I've been using this one pretty much nonstop.

My general thoughts on the matter are, the Lenovo feels like a better machine. The build quality, keyboard, etc., are all amazing. There are no dead pixels, the audio is better, it's all around just a better machine. What it lacks is a discreet GPU, frankly, and that's what the Sys76 provides.

I think if you're happy with your Lenovo, I'd probably stick with them. The customer support is quite a bit better, and I think your track record of owning one without problems for so long speaks for itself.

Now, one manufacturer I'd like to look into more deeply is frame.work - have you seen those? They seem pretty slick. 

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