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Is this pretty much the only acceptable pre-built? It's made in the US, loaded with GNU/Linux, has little innovations here and there and actually looks nice. I'm thinking of giving this for Christmas and getting one for the living room. Does anyone still buy pre-builts, though?
▶ No.997666>>1017051
Tempted to either get one of these or a Talos
▶ No.997667>>997672
>>997664 (OP)
can you coreboot it?
▶ No.997669>>997672 >>997908
>x86 botnet processors
>ordinary desktop formfactor
So what's the appeal? The wooden meme case?
▶ No.997672>>997677 >>997713
>>997667
No. AMD doesn't support it and intel only supports it on some mobos. I would guess that this would come from factory if they could do it anyway. It does come with this neato thing, though.
>>997669
>muh botnet
>while browsing clearweb
>meme case
You don't understand what meme means, newfag.
▶ No.997677>>997681 >>998531
>>997672
>oy vey, just let us have full access to your system at the processor level, and don't forget to pay extra for our High Quality™ wood finish!
quit shilling your gay shit
▶ No.997681>>997684 >>997685
>>997677
Who has access to your system, retard? And what are you browsing this board on?
▶ No.997684>>997691
>>997681
>And what are you browsing this board on?
Something that's exactly the same as what you're shilling but didn't cost two thousand dollars. You still haven't explained the appeal of your product.
▶ No.997685>>997693 >>997695 >>997707
>>997664 (OP)
>it's made in the US
That's not a good thing, as far as privacy is concerned.
>loaded with GNU/Linux
Probably a shitty babby distro.
>proprietary BIOS, backdoored CPU, nothing different from other computers
You're either gullible or a bad shill.
>>997681
He could be on a Talos or ARM SBC, you gnewfag. You should also be waiting for the new relatively low price Talos, instead of this retard-with-money trap.
▶ No.997687>>997694
>woodgrain
I wonder if the LGR guy is going to get one of those.
▶ No.997691>>997696
>>997684
I wasn't shilling it. I'm planning to buy one. If you're not posting on anything different, then why are you bitching about this device? It's just a novelty.
▶ No.997693>>998757 >>1005550 >>1008798
>>997685
>That's not a good thing, as far as privacy is concerned.
I would say China is worse, and I like to buy American.
>Probably a shitty babby distro.
You don't buy this shit for e-peen wars.
>You're either gullible or a bad shill.
When did I say this was any different from any other prebuilt?
>He could be on a Talos or ARM SBC, you gnewfag
Yes, but we both know he isn't.
>Talos
I'm not looking for a workstation. I literally said I wanted this for gifting it and for the living room.
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>>997687
>I wonder if the LGR guy is going to get one of those.
>yfw Brian Lunduke will get one instead
▶ No.997695>>997708 >>997712 >>997877 >>997900 >>997910 >>1005883 >>1008089 >>1017549
>>997685
>That's not a good thing, as far as privacy is concerned.
Retards like you are why Snowden is a traitor. What country is actually "good" for privacy? Certainly not China, or the EU, or Islamic countries, or African nations. Enlighten me.
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>>997691
>It's just a novelty.
That's just it, there's nothing novel about it.
▶ No.997697>>997698 >>1005550
>>997696
Okay, you don't like it. Are there any prebuilts you think are cool? Or are you just trying to shit up a thread because of your autism?
▶ No.997698>>1017051
>>997697
He thinks he's being cool and edgy by being contrarian to everything lad just filter him
▶ No.997707>>997952
>>997685
>Probably a shitty babby distro.
It's from System76, so the distro must be their own, Pop!_OS. It is based on Gnome 3, so it must suck.
▶ No.997708>>997773 >>1012508
>>997695
Snowden cannot be trialed for treason for his actions in the past. Treason has a specific legal definition and his past actions do not pass the definition.
▶ No.997712>>997714
>>997695
Enemy of my enemy.
Buy Chinese when you're in America, and American when you're in China, it keeps the botnets from matching up between frontend & backend. Same reason Snowden is holed up with the Russians, not because he's their ally, but because they aren't his primary target.
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>>997664 (OP)
>>997672
this is /g/ tier shit, there is no reason to buy this
▶ No.997714>>997889 >>998228
>>997712
>Buy Chinese when you're in America, and American when you're in China, it keeps the botnets from matching up between frontend & backend
>I think computers work like voodoo magic
>I learned CS from a cargo cult
Seriously, you're fucking retarded.
▶ No.997728>>997737 >>997747
>>997664 (OP)
>prebuilt
What's wrong with refurbed workstation?
>muh wood case for aesthetic
Macfag logic, computer is a tool, no one cares about how it looks.
▶ No.997737>>997745
>>997728
>What's wrong with refurbed workstation?
I'm not looking for a workstation.
>Macfag logic, computer is a tool, no one cares about how it looks.
I want it for the living room, and yes people do care how things look, even you, but your aesthetic taste is different than mine.
▶ No.997741>>1005550
>>997664 (OP)
>pre-built
>acceptable
▶ No.997745>>997748
>>997737
>I'm not looking for a workstation
>Up to 768GB of ECC Memory
Then you shouldn't buy Thelios.
>yes people do care how things look
And? Will your computer run slower when judged by superficial hipsters? (They probably still laugh at you behind your back saying you can't afford a mac or something)
>I want it for the living room,
Just hide your normal pc behind your tv bench
▶ No.997747>>997750 >>997781 >>997805 >>997906 >>1008259
>>997728
>You can't have things look nice you've gotta have that nigger rig look.
Ask me how I can tell you're a shitskin I fucking dare you.
▶ No.997748>>997752
>>997745
>Then you shouldn't buy Thelios.
There's three models, retard. I'm specifically not looking at the workstation, which is the one you're disingenuously describing.
>And? Will your computer run slower when judged by superficial hipsters?
Why do you assume I buy it for others to look at, as if I couldn't enjoy a nice-looking piece of hardware myself. I wash my car and keep it in good shape because I like to look at it, not for other people to praise me. Are you autistic?
>Just hide your normal pc behind your tv bench
How about I don't listen to the actual hipster telling me what I should or shouldn't place aesthetic value on?
▶ No.997750>>998527
>>997747
I'd like to have nice looking tools too but at a competitive price. Also 1st pic is comfy as fuck, would drive around town just for keks.
▶ No.997752>>997753
>>997748
>How about I don't listen to the actual hipster telling me what I should or shouldn't place aesthetic value on?
Lel isn't that the point of this thread? Seeking approval from /tech/ hipster so you won't feel bad throwing money at prebuild wooden case.
>as if I couldn't enjoy a nice-looking piece of hardware myself
If you could this thread wouldn't exist.
>I wash my car and keep it in good shape because I like to look at it
But you didn't shill your car brand on /tech/ though.
▶ No.997753>>997758
>>997752
>Lel isn't that the point of this thread? Seeking approval from /tech/ hipster so you won't feel bad throwing money at prebuild wooden case.
No, it's looking to see if there are better options out there. It's a discussion board, retard.
>If you could this thread wouldn't exist.
>stop trying to discuss things because you should already agree with me
>But you didn't shill your car brand on /tech/ though.
I posted it on /o/ in the past and even asked people to show me how they did some things so I could weigh my options. Are you fucking retarded or do you not understand the concept of discussion? What do you think the purpose of this board is?
▶ No.997758
>>997753
>what is the purpose of this board
to shill on each other retard
everyone has different opinioms regarding what they want out of a computer at different levels but almost nobody cares about muh aesthetics unless it has some type of meme rgb light. Even so the meme rgb is to give company to muh discrete card. Ppl here praise thinkpads and use software from a guy that eats with its feet. What did you expect
▶ No.997773>>997777
>>997708
Do you think he can ever walk freely in his town of birth again? Remember: the ministry of love turned Manning into a faggot.
▶ No.997775>>997780
<stupid case design
Why do people care about cases. I never even look at my tower anyways.
▶ No.997777
>>997773
Snowden will not return to America under the Trump presidency given that Trump considers him a traitor even though that charge is complete bullshit. The following presidents would have to give clemency for Snowden to return with his freedoms intact.
▶ No.997780
>>997775
It's human nature to complain about things they refuse to fix. I personally believe in function over form, I don't spend my time watching my computer case. If I decide that the aesthetics of my case is not good enough, I'd be hiring an industrial designer to design then produce my perfect case. Such a process is not cheap but this is the price to pay for perfection.
▶ No.997781>>998527
>>997747
>shitting on GNU/Car
REPORTED
▶ No.997782
Why not just buy a wooden case and stick the computer you already own into it if that's all you want?
▶ No.997805>>997809
>>997747
What piece of free software is closest to automobile related in terms of aesthetics, build quality and usability?
▶ No.997826
What's the point of having a big computer if you aren't using it for all of it's computing potential? That thing has no vents on the front, back, or sides so it's probably gonna get hot and thermal throttle.
▶ No.997832
>>997809
I hope it picks up. The original Be computers were beautiful hardware/OS combo. Almost got bought by Apple... but Apple went with NeXT (THE most beautiful).
▶ No.997877>>997901
>>997695
>if you don't settle for the slightly lesser evil you're a traitor.
Let me guess, you have a systemd distro to sell me?
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▶ No.997895
Its going to require blobs, and be no different than literally anything else.
▶ No.997900
>>997695
The US is obviously not good because most posters here are from Americanistan. You better be spied upon by those who can't touch you.
▶ No.997901>>1008764
>>997877
This isn't advertised as anything other than a regular pre-built PC that just happens to run GNU/Linux. This is like bitching that a Corolla can't go as fast as a Corvette.
▶ No.997907
>>997664 (OP)
>It's for newb faggots who don't into High Performance CPUs and God Tier setups.
>/thread
▶ No.997908
>>997669
>So what's the appeal?
It doesn't give as much tax money to the chinks and their genocidal, dystopian agenda and it's by a company that seeks to advance the presence of free software especially among normies. They are literally Apple but with Linux, high-end hardware and a support team you can be friends with.
▶ No.997910>>1008785
>>997695
>Retards like you are why Snowden is a traitor
Go back to halfchan cuck.
▶ No.997913
>>997906
>3rd
Theres some perfectly good and unused parts in that pile.
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>>997906
>>997931
That tux is fucking horrifying
▶ No.997952
>>997707
>own distro
>a fucking Spermogram
lol
▶ No.998228>>1005550
>>997664 (OP)
A FOSH daughterboard is a step up from standards-incompatible gamer trash and prebuilts certified for distros such as CentOS, Ubuntu and Fedora. It's still AMD64 and still relies on proprietary VBIOS and blobs.
>>997714
>doesn't understand reverse psychology or the ol' switcheroo
>calls others retarded
▶ No.998259
>>997664 (OP)
Why do they load Linux on it? Anyone running Linux AND buying one of this brand will want to partition their own drives and load up their own, personal favorite flavor of *NIX.
For instance, any new system, I zero out that HD w dd, partition, load up Debian w/ no tasksel, set up my own packages, move to unstable and then I'm off to town.
> using a pre-installed Ubuntu or some other shit
just kill me right now, Chris Hansen
▶ No.998374
>>997906
I think the linux one should be a mad max ratrod or a slav chariot made out of a front wheel drive car but the punchline is fucking awesome.
▶ No.998408
>>997933
>▶Anonymous 11/15/18 (Thu) 14:13:53 No.99
They really need to get Tyson or Revoy to rework the design.
▶ No.998527>>998571
>>997750
If the issue is one of something being overpriced for what you get fine see about getting something that isn't so overpriced, but don't you EVER promote nigger rigging.
It's not comfy it's a joke.
>>997781
Both are made by hand.
GNU/Car is a joke from Top gear about how crap electric cars are, meanwhile the second was made by someone that actually cared about what they where using.
If your darling OS has more in common with a joke on TV about how inept something is, than something someone actually gives a damn about maybe your OS is shit.
▶ No.998531>>998566
>>997677
they're the only builder taking out the intel ME.
which, why the fuck not just build AMD??
▶ No.998560>>1008788
Is there some Satanic reason it has to be System 76 and not System 75?
▶ No.998566
>>998531
Prove it. Also, neither Intel ME nor AMD PSP can be removed nowadays.
▶ No.998757
>>997693
>When did I say this was any different from any other prebuilt?
>>997664 (OP)
>Is this pretty much the only acceptable pre-built?
Pretty bad shilling, my dude. Mods should delete this thread.
▶ No.999309
>>998571
They hated him because he told the truth.
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▶ No.1004526
>>997664 (OP)
>acceptable pre-built
Go on,
>made in the US
Stop.
▶ No.1005550>>1005551 >>1005887
>>997693
>I'm not looking for a workstation. I literally said I wanted this for gifting it and for the living room.
Blackbird is out now; see >>1004313
>>997697
>Are there any prebuilts you think are cool?
The Talos II stuff is pretty cool, but really expensive.
>>997741
The Blackbird boards are cheaper, but not prebuilts
board+CPU+heatsink bundles at most
>>998228
Still a step down from OpenPOWER stuff
▶ No.1005551
>>1005550
Shit, thread was updated since I last checked, the price post was >>1003280
▶ No.1005618
System76 builds are shit. They are put in cheap plastic, and all the "engineers" do is assemble parts. They claim to be building a unique computer for you, too. The audacity of those cunts. The laptops have retarded temp sensors, acpi problems, and a shit bios. Sometimes it let me boot with EFI, sometimes it didn't. Sometimes it only booted if I turned on EFI, sometimes it didn't. It even resets the bios time whenever it feels like it. There's a girl who works there who knows nothing about computers, and probably watches nixie pixel or whatever her name is. She asked about my systemdick when I complained the laptop thought it was overheating when it wasn't, so I told her I have runit and she literally didn't know what that was. That girl posts on forums and reddit to shill for System76. If you haven't seen one of her threads, your in one now. Its shit and you're just going to wipe it when you get it anyways
▶ No.1005716>>1005859
Bought a lemur from them a handful of years ago.
It was shit.
the lcd was was the worst ive ever seen
the keyboard was shit
the glossy chassis was shit
the glossy screen was shit
is was just expensive shit
Returned it.
Bought a no frills non glossy lenovo G-something for slightly cheaper at office depot.
completely happy with it for years
i mean i like that they're selling linux systems and all but if their hardware is trash then why should I pay so much for it?
I can build my own junk for cheaper
i can install my own os on a bare hdd
i'm not going to pay a premium for something ive been doing as a hobby since i was a kid
▶ No.1005859
>>1005716
Economy of scale. Lenovo has a much larger economy of scale than System76.
▶ No.1005883
>>997695
Literally every country is shit and those that aren't don't produce anything.
▶ No.1005887>>1017337
>>1005550
>The Talos II stuff is pretty cool
Yeah. Comes with an embedded Pajeet/Linux
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenBMC
>OpenBMC traces its origin to 2014, when four Facebook engineers at a Facebook hackathon event created the prototype version.[5] Founding organizations of the OpenBMC project are Microsoft, Intel, IBM, Google, and Facebook.
▶ No.1008089
>>997695
Argentina? Brazil?
▶ No.1008259
>>997747
actually the shape of a car effects its functionality
for example first pic
>flat front panels = maximum wind drag
>square wheel well = wind gets caught in pockets thus reducing efficiency
>tall for no discernible reason = easier to flip
>???
now lets look at car #2
>round front = better airflow around car, less drag
>very short chassis = sporty, can take sharp turns with minimal risk of flipping
>wheel wells aligned with wheel = better airflow, less drag
bonus round
>exterior headlights < slotted/interior headlights
>full cabin > open top
also I should note that with the boxy shape of the first it is likely that most space under the hood is unused whereas the second car is likely more dense with less unused space, which also gives it better flip resistance
▶ No.1008447
idk, why dont you ask in one or both of the advice threads we have
▶ No.1008457
>>997664 (OP)
But why would you buy prebuilt, OP? Wouldn't it be better on all fronts to choose whatever parts, any case and spend half a day building those two rigs?
I'd also like to note that it's silly to say that it was made in US. At best it was assembled there. Parts still come mostly from China.
▶ No.1008764
>>997901
>This is like bitching that a Corolla can't go as fast as a Corvette.
Bad analogy, Corollas are cheaper than Corvettes. System76 is more expensive than better laptops.
▶ No.1008785>>1008826
>>997910
>waaahhhh I don't like his post
>I know! I'll say meanie word like those goyim use!
▶ No.1008788
>>998560
76, is the abbreviation of 1776, which was the year the declaration of independence of the Untied States was written.
▶ No.1008798
>>997693
>I would say China is worse, and I like to buy American.
Nothing wrong with buying "local", but it's hard to imagine anything worse than nsa/cia glow in the dark niggers. No, not even China.
▶ No.1008826
>>1008785
Clearly supporting the violation of your citizens rights by (((israel's greatest ally))) is what the Jews don't want.
you're either a retard or a shill
▶ No.1012508
>>997708
>Snowden cannot be trialed for treason for his actions in the past.
LMFAO. Are you suggesting treason is a thought crime and not punishable if you pull it off?
▶ No.1016850
>>997931
It should read
>poojeet
>poojeet
>fagbug
>sheep-drawn carriage
▶ No.1016863
>>997664 (OP)
Just get a th0nkpad and libreboot OP
▶ No.1017051
>>997664 (OP)
(((System76))) shill.
>>997666
>>997698
samefag
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