[talhah]

I can see the guys at System76 filling in this gap. They have excellent hardware and their own PopOS is really user friendly for newcomers. Gaming support is also pretty decent paired with Steams Proton.

The problem with onboarding people to use Linux is like trying to convince an iPhone user to use an Android device. Many people are stuck in their respective ecosystem and are used to familiarity, they're not going to switch to linux unless you can get over the burden of switching.

In my anecdotal experience, I installed Linux for a teacher of mine and he had some issues with getting used to it but his kids quickly figured it out and weren't used to Windows or MacOS which made it significantly easier. Putting Linux computers in students hands is honestly the best way to increase adoption and Chromebooks are a perfect example of this.

[thepuppet33r]

Has System76's hardware improved in the last few years? I bought a Gazelle 15 during the pandemic, and it has been the worst computer I've ever had. Display issues, overheating, keyboard dies at random, monitor has an increasing number of dead pixels (had several on arrival from manufacturer), had to have an entire motherboard replacement because the power port stopped being able to hold the power cable after just a couple of months and it refused to fully boot without being plugged in (despite having a battery), the battery life is a joke (less than two hours even on low performance mode), the whole case is cheap plastic, the video card will occasionally just not be recognized by the firmware and will only allow me to use the integrated graphics, and so on.

I spent weeks working with System76 support and they tried their best, but the laptop is just a piece of junk, especially for the two grand price point. My next purchase will probably be an ASUS laptop that I'll load either Popos or Linux Mint on.

[benrutter]

I have a Lemur and it's the best laptop I've had- great battery life, everything feels snappy and I haven't had a single issue. Bought it during lockdown as well though, so not much of an argument for their hardware improving.