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EDIT: I'm like 90% sure I'm remembering Purism here, not System 76.
I want them to succeed (and open source hardware in general), but I got burnt by one of their early ones. A complete lemon of a laptop. I've had better build quality out of Acer.
I was pleasantly surprised by my OG Framework DIY laptop though. They're doing great work.
Wife got one a few years ago that had multiple hardware issues that took a ridiculous amount of back and forth to get them to fix . Talking months of effort.
I agree, I had a darter that was garbage...but both my wild dog and thelio have been spectacular, and I trust their hardware and PCB dev absed on success in the thelio custom PCBs and launch keyboard. I think judging them by their clevo rebrand isn't as valid as judging them by the launch and the thelio. If I needed a laptop, I'd strongly consider this