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A Dream Linux Ultrabook?
An open letter to PC manufacturers and hardware entrepreneurs
Dear PC manufacturers and hardware entrepreneurs,
I have recently decided on the System76 Lemur Pro as my next daily driver. Although I am a fan of System76 and am happy with my purchase, as you can imagine, it’s still a stretch away from meeting all the requirements that I would really like to see in what I would call a nearly perfect daily driver.
Given that, I would like to present to you a concept in the simplest possible way in hopes of being able to purchase what I consider a dream Linux laptop in the near future.
This dream machine should include the following characteristics. I have also included associating existing products out in the market that hit the mark on each respective item for your reference:
- The general performance and specs (10th Gen i7, 40GB of RAM, 4TB NVMe, 73Wh Battery) just like the Lemur Pro
- The weight of the Lemur Pro or at a minimum, the Lenovo X1 Carbon
- The super nice looking screen like the DELL XPS 13 but the Lemur Pro screen is honestly fine as is especially if the DELL screen will increase power consumption and hence, decreasing battery life.
- The optimized OpenSource firmware and BIOS…