Is System76 Worth The Price?

The Linux Cast

Episode | Podcast

Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2020 00:36:49 GMT

<p>On this episode of The Linux Cast, Matt and Martin talk about system76 and whether or not the hardware is worth the hefty price. Mostly, they just bemoan the fact that neither of them can afford a new system76 rig.</p> <p>Contact Info</p> <p>Twitter:</p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/thelinuxcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@thelinuxcast</a></p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/mtwb" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mtwb</a></p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/martintwit2you" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@martintwit2you</a></p> <p>Subscribe at <a href="http://thelinuxcast.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://thelinuxcast.org</a></p> <p>Contact us <a href="mailto:thelinuxcast@gmail.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thelinuxcast@gmail.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://facebook.com/thelinuxcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://facebook.com/thelinuxcast</a></p> <p>Subscribe on YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylGUf9BvQooEFjgdNudoQg" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylGUf9BvQooEFjgdNudoQg</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p>[show notes]</p> <p><strong>What have we been up to Linux related this Week?</strong></p> <p><strong>Martin – I have been playing Cyberpunk 2077 on Linux using Google Chrome</strong></p> <p><strong>Matt – I’ve been in audio hell, working trying to get my new mic setup working. So far, mixed results. I’ve also been playing around, mostly unsuccessfully, with xmonad.</strong></p> <p><strong>Links (One each)</strong></p> <p><strong>Matt - </strong><a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/red-hat-resets-centos-linux-and-users-are-angry/" target="_top"><strong>https://www.zdnet.com/article/red-hat-resets-centos-linux-and-users-are-angry/</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Martin – https://news.itsfoss.com/rocky-linux-announcement/</strong></p> <p><strong>Main Topic – System 76 and Linux Hardware Vendors</strong></p> <p><a href="https://system76.com/desktops/thelio-mega" target="_top"><u><strong>https://system76.com/desktops/thelio-mega</strong></u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/Linux-Hardware/Linux-Notebooks/10-14-inch/TUXEDO-Book-XP14-Gen12.tuxedo" target="_top"><u><strong>https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/Linux-Hardware/Linux-Notebooks/10-14-inch/TUXEDO-Book-XP14-Gen12.tuxedo</strong></u></a></p> <p><strong>Apps of the Week</strong></p> <p><strong>Martin - </strong><a href="https://flathub.org/apps/details/io.gitlab.o20.word" target="_top"><u><strong>https://flathub.org/apps/details/io.gitlab.o20.word</strong></u></a></p> <p><strong>Matt – </strong>Buku <a href="https://github.com/jarun/buku" target="_top">https://github.com/jarun/buku</a></p>