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Isn't that laptop produced by another company and just rebranded by system76?

The chassis is I believe a L140PU: https://www.clevo.com.tw/clevo_prodetail.asp?id=1599&lang=en

If I were buying this model I wouldn't mind buying it from System76 if you're not ultra-price sensitive to show support for their coreboot and open-source EC development.

The Intel i7-1255U is about 20% slower than an Intel i7-1260P or an AMD 5800U, so it's performance isn't bad, but personally I'd rather have a >16:9 >1080p >300 nit display (similar alternatives with better displays: Tuxedo Pulse 15 Gen2, Slimbook Executive 14, Framework 12th Gen)

Clevo: though they work closely with them to ensure all the hardware is Linux-supported. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17039414

Also, the firmware is totally different, and open source. https://support.system76.com/articles/open-firmware-systems/

So, Clevo is the ODM, just like Compal and some others are for Dell: https://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/vn/corporate~corp-comm~en/d...

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