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System76’s Lemur Pro Laptop Is Just a Really Nice Linux Laptop (www.wired.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The System76 Lemur Pro is light, thin, repairable, and upgradeable. It’s the best Linux laptop we’ve tested.

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 10 months ago (26 children)

I just can't get over the 1080p screen. It's the one thing that's always held me back from buying a System 76.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (7 children)

Is it possible to buy a display off some marketplace with the same connector, and hopefully, the display controller plays nice with the motherboard?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I guess, but at that point you might as well get a different laptop rather than void the warranty if the System 76.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Upgrading/tinkering doesn't void your warranty. Explicitly.

And their customer service is top notch. I thought I bricked my gazelle when I upgraded the memory, but their customer service walked me through how to fix it - didn't even bat an eye.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Upgrading/tinkering doesn't void your warranty. Explicitly.

This is generally true with everything in the USA (covered by the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act) even though companies are sketchy about it and try to convince people that it'll void their warranty. The manufacturer has to prove that your upgraded part was the direct cause of the issue you're trying to claim under warranty.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I did not know that - my point is that system76 is not at all sketchy about it. They actively encourage tinkering, make it clear that you won't void your warranty, and have extensive technical documentation to explain how to do upgrades etc