I’ve lived with the System76 Oryx Pro long enough to have a good feel for its overall performance silhouette. After putting it through the ringer, the verdict is clear: this isn’t a "laptop" in the modern, ultra-portable sense. It’s a Linux-first workstation that...
Captain’s Log, Stardate 2025.12: We’ve completed another orbit. The nacelles are glowing, the cloud bills are astronomical, and the spreadsheets are still trying to take over the bridge. It’s time for the 2025 Year-End Retrospective. For the developers, IT Directors,...
I’ve been daily driving the new COSMIC desktop environment on Pop!_OS 24.04 for a while now. If you’ve seen my previous posts, you know I’m not here for the eye candy (though there is plenty)—I’m here for the workflow. I care about how fast I can get from a blank...
As we warp 9 our way toward The Year of the Linux Desktop, an exciting new desktop environment has dropped. System76's COSMIC beta. Under the hood COSMIC (at least by default) is built upon System76's Pop!_OS (though there are versions with other distributions...
Thelio is System 76's flagship Linux desktop; Hell, it's really more like their flagship product overall. They've iterated the design several times over the years and the 2022 revision is the biggest leap forward for the line. When reviewing any of these units I try...
I've been a fan of System 76 for a while and have been reviewing their machines for a few years, including their Colorado made Thelio Linux desktop. My most recent dip back into the Linux desktop world has been their Pangolin laptop. It's a 15" laptop with a full AMD...
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