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		_xy8h on Sept 5, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What do you think of System76? My last 5 laptops, with the exception of my Chromebook Pixel LS, have been Windows laptops I wiped to install Linux on. The worst issue I had was one needed a BIOS update so that Wifi would work properly. Things working is less of a concern if you stick to the more common config types: eg, no gamer rainbow backlit keyboards and weird bells and whistles like that.

istingray on Sept 5, 2021 [–]

Ouch I don't even know what a BIOS update is. Mac user here, I appreciate Linux mechanics but I don't seek to be one.

_xy8h on Sept 5, 2021 | [–]

BIOS updates are OS independent. It's the first screen you see when you turn on the device that tests the memory and finds the first bootable drive.

It's not a Linux Mechanic thing.

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