Hello --
Pursuant to this discussion, I recently ordered and tried out a System 76 Lemur Pro "2024 edition" (internal model lemp13.)
I got the base model i5 with only the base 8G RAM and the 500G NVMe SSD.
It came well boxed and the packaging was minimal and mostly cardboard.
The laptop is remarkably light and, other than the foil "System76" logo/decal on it, remained un-flashy.
The 16:10 screen was bright while retaining its matte finish (I really hate shiny monitor screens.)
The touch pad is large and for the most part ignored my palms. The laptop is large enough that the touch pad remained mostly out of the way of my palms.
While I'm not a keyboard snob, it seemed to have decent travel and I had no trouble with the action of the keyboard.
I believe the NVMe SSD happened to be a Samsung 990 model. The WiFi and Bluetooth worked fine. I even tried my USB-A -> 1G Ethernet adapter with it and it worked as expected.
The battery life seems awesome and I'm overall happy with its performance.
Windows drivers aren't yet published and I had some trouble getting devices to work when attempting to install Windows directly on hardware (I did this as I was taking a trip and didn't want to have Pop O/S hinder my use of it, but that didn't work out.)
A minor issue is that the laptop was so light as to feel so insubstantial that I'd be afraid to lug it around during travel and what not. However, I did take an an airline trip with it and it seemed to stand up to that "wear and tear" okay. I'm pretty sure the case is made of some aluminum/alloy as it felt cold but didn't exactly sound metallic when tapping on it.
However, its one fatal (to me) flaw was the keyboard layout around the right shift key. I couldn't get used to reaching so much further to hit it. I was trying to do development and never could seem to hit that shift key's target. That key, added to the wacky layout of the arrow keys in that area led me to return it today after having it about 1-1/2 weeks.
If they were to change the keyboard layout to be a little bit more hospitable, I would definitely get one.
If I could find a comparable Clevo (pretty sure they rebrand Clevo?) available in the US for roughly the same money, I'd likely grab one up.
I'm willing to answer any questions about it, but those questions will be answered based on memory as I no longer have the device.
Cheers!
Pursuant to this discussion, I recently ordered and tried out a System 76 Lemur Pro "2024 edition" (internal model lemp13.)
I got the base model i5 with only the base 8G RAM and the 500G NVMe SSD.
It came well boxed and the packaging was minimal and mostly cardboard.
The laptop is remarkably light and, other than the foil "System76" logo/decal on it, remained un-flashy.
The 16:10 screen was bright while retaining its matte finish (I really hate shiny monitor screens.)
The touch pad is large and for the most part ignored my palms. The laptop is large enough that the touch pad remained mostly out of the way of my palms.
While I'm not a keyboard snob, it seemed to have decent travel and I had no trouble with the action of the keyboard.
I believe the NVMe SSD happened to be a Samsung 990 model. The WiFi and Bluetooth worked fine. I even tried my USB-A -> 1G Ethernet adapter with it and it worked as expected.
The battery life seems awesome and I'm overall happy with its performance.
Windows drivers aren't yet published and I had some trouble getting devices to work when attempting to install Windows directly on hardware (I did this as I was taking a trip and didn't want to have Pop O/S hinder my use of it, but that didn't work out.)
A minor issue is that the laptop was so light as to feel so insubstantial that I'd be afraid to lug it around during travel and what not. However, I did take an an airline trip with it and it seemed to stand up to that "wear and tear" okay. I'm pretty sure the case is made of some aluminum/alloy as it felt cold but didn't exactly sound metallic when tapping on it.
However, its one fatal (to me) flaw was the keyboard layout around the right shift key. I couldn't get used to reaching so much further to hit it. I was trying to do development and never could seem to hit that shift key's target. That key, added to the wacky layout of the arrow keys in that area led me to return it today after having it about 1-1/2 weeks.
If they were to change the keyboard layout to be a little bit more hospitable, I would definitely get one.
If I could find a comparable Clevo (pretty sure they rebrand Clevo?) available in the US for roughly the same money, I'd likely grab one up.
I'm willing to answer any questions about it, but those questions will be answered based on memory as I no longer have the device.
Cheers!
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