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PayPalLinux hardware vendor and Pop!_OS Linux distribution developer System76 have revealed the Adder WS laptop, and it's quite powerful. If you're in need of new hardware and need something that has quite a kick, perhaps this may be what you want.
It's their "most affordable power-graphic's unit" but still with quite a cost attached at $2,099. Their press release noted it's a "light workstation laptop".
As standard it comes with:
- 15.6" Matte FHD Display w/ GeForce RTX 5050 (2560 CUDA Cores). Other options include:
- 15.6" Matte FHD Display w/ GeForce RTX 5060 (3328 CUDA Cores).
- 17.3" Matte FHD Display w/ GeForce RTX 5060 (3328 CUDA Cores).
- 17.3" Matte FHD Display w/ GeForce RTX 5070 (4608 CUDA Cores).
- 16 GB DDR5 5600 MHz.
- 1 TB PCIe4 (up to 5,000 MB/s read, 3,600 MB/s write).
- WiFi 7 + Bluetooth 5.4.
- Built-in Webcam & Microphone.
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type A), 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type A), 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type C).
- 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort 2.1 over USB-C.
- 4 cell Polymer battery pack 73WH.
They also made a rather silly Infomercial like the classics:
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See in on the System76 store.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Stella 9 hours ago
That's gotta be a bad joke?? 5050 (with anemic 8 GB VRAM too
)and 16GB RAM for over 2000$? What the heck are these guys smoking.
Last edited by Stella on 14 Jul 2025 at 9:39 am UTC
)and 16GB RAM for over 2000$? What the heck are these guys smoking.Last edited by Stella on 14 Jul 2025 at 9:39 am UTC
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mr-victory 8 hours ago
You are paying for the CPU, 2k USD is for base config and has only 16GB RAM and RTX5050 but the CPU has 24 cores.
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wytrabbit 8 hours ago
@Stella How many hardware vendors do you know offer lifetime support, provide detailed documentation on the internal configuration, actively engage with the community, collaborate with said community in an open source nature, and are located in the US?
They're pricey but worth it IMO.
They're pricey but worth it IMO.
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scratchi 52 minutes ago
You are paying for the CPU, 2k USD is for base config and has only 16GB RAM and RTX5050 but the CPU has 24 cores.
CPU was left out of the spec in the article; can someone update with CPU options? I don't care enough to click on the link to their site to check since I can't afford it anyway :)
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