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What System76 said is their "most budget-friendly laptop which features a discrete GPU", the new Gazelle laptop has been announced. I continue to be a big fan of their work, as their hardware always looks great. They continue to be one of the leading manufacturers of Linux hardware, and software with their Pop!_OS and open firmware work too.

"Designed to unleash your engineering or creative potential, you can do your best work and watch progress unfold in each stage of production across four displays (incl. up to three external displays). With its sleek design available in a 15” or 17” 144Hz display and RTX-powered graphics, the Gazelle is capable of beautiful gaming and high-performance CUDA workloads on-the-go." — System76

Here's the full specs:

Operating System Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS or Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Firmware

System76 Open Firmware (coreboot, EDK2, System76 Firmware Apps)

System76 Open Source Embedded Controller Firmware

Processor 13th Gen Intel® Core i9-13900H, up to 5.4 GHz – 24 MB cache – 14 total cores
Display

15.6" FHD (1920x1080) Matte Finish, 144 Hz

17.3" FHD (1920x1080) Matte Finish, 144 Hz

Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

Intel® Iris Xe Graphics (switchable)

Memory Up to 64 GB dual-channel DDR4 @ 3200 MHz
Storage 2x M.2 SSD (1x PCIe Gen4 & 1x PCIe Gen3), Up to 8 TB total
Expansion 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type A), 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type C), MicroSD Card Reader
Input Multitouch Touchpad, Multi-Color Backlit Chiclet US QWERTY Keyboard
Networking Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5
Video Ports 1 x HDMI (w/HDCP), 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1.4
Audio Internal Speakers, 2-in-1 Audio Jack (Headphone / Microphone), 1 x Microphone
Dimensions

Dependent on display size (Height × Width × Depth):

15.6": 0.89" x 14.15" x 9.37" (22.7 x 359.5 x 238 mm)

17.3": 0.98" x 15.63" x 10.31" (25 x 396.9 x 262 mm)

Battery + Charger

4 cell Lithium-Ion battery pack 54Wh
150 Watts, AC-in 100~240V, 50~60Hz
Weight

15.6": 4.39 lbs (1.99 kg)

17.3" 5.31 lbs (2.41 kg)

Base weight. Varies on configuration.

So what will their most "budget friendly" option set you back? It starts at $1,299. General availability from tomorrow, March 30th.

You can see more on their website.

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5 comments

sarmad Mar 29, 2023
I think for the same price you can get higher specs from MSI with better build quality.
elmapul Mar 29, 2023
loved the name, is that a yana reference?
(of course its not xD)
ljrk Mar 30, 2023
Quoting: sarmadI think for the same price you can get higher specs from MSI with better build quality.

I'm not really much of a System76 buyer as I generally shy away from any +512 EUR laptop personally (my work laptop is a different thing...), but why do you think MSI does better builds? AFAIK System76 does *not* just re-brand Clevo clamshells. Also, the MSI won't have proper open firmware and as-high software quality.
sarmad Mar 30, 2023
Quoting: ljrk
Quoting: sarmadI think for the same price you can get higher specs from MSI with better build quality.

I'm not really much of a System76 buyer as I generally shy away from any +512 EUR laptop personally (my work laptop is a different thing...), but why do you think MSI does better builds? AFAIK System76 does *not* just re-brand Clevo clamshells. Also, the MSI won't have proper open firmware and as-high software quality.

From experience. I have owned two System76 laptops in the past and now I'm using an MSI laptop, which just feels more premium. For example, the Darter Pro had a very annoying keyboard flex and you can clearly see a bump in the keyboard in the middle as if a screw is missing. The other annoying thing in System76 laptops was the fan curves, though my Darter Pro was the version with the closed source firmware; not sure if the fan curve is better with the open firmware. On the other hand the open firmware in System76 laptops is nice. So I guess it depends on whether open firmware is higher priority to you than build quality.
ljrk Mar 30, 2023
Quoting: sarmad
Quoting: ljrk
Quoting: sarmadI think for the same price you can get higher specs from MSI with better build quality.

I'm not really much of a System76 buyer as I generally shy away from any +512 EUR laptop personally (my work laptop is a different thing...), but why do you think MSI does better builds? AFAIK System76 does *not* just re-brand Clevo clamshells. Also, the MSI won't have proper open firmware and as-high software quality.

From experience. I have owned two System76 laptops in the past and now I'm using an MSI laptop, which just feels more premium. For example, the Darter Pro had a very annoying keyboard flex and you can clearly see a bump in the keyboard in the middle as if a screw is missing. The other annoying thing in System76 laptops was the fan curves, though my Darter Pro was the version with the closed source firmware; not sure if the fan curve is better with the open firmware. On the other hand the open firmware in System76 laptops is nice. So I guess it depends on whether open firmware is higher priority to you than build quality.

I see, thanks! I've only had brief experience with their newer models which were fine on the surface. Maybe it has changed, maybe it was just too superficial to notice ^^'
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