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Best System76 laptops
Every non-discontinued System76 in our database, ranked by our hand-scored average across the six categories. Not by what System76 pushes, and not by commission.
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- System76 Darter Pro (darp11)
A serviceable 16-inch Meteor Lake from System76 with a 165 Hz QHD+ panel, slotted RAM, a replaceable battery and a flawless Linux story out of the box.
€ 1.320 6.8/10 Linux out of box - System76 Lemur Pro (lemp14)
1.0 kg with slotted RAM to 56 GB and a flawless Linux story, but the 60 Hz FHD+ panel and 15 W chip make the 1499 dollar base hard to justify on hardware alone.
€ 1.650 6.7/10 Linux out of box - System76 Oryx Pro (oryp13)
Linux-first CUDA workstation pairing Strix Point with a mobile RTX 5070 on a 240 Hz QHD+ panel, from 2599 USD with COSMIC preinstalled.
€ 2.860 6.5/10 Linux out of box - System76 Pangolin (pang15)
The 16 inch Pop!_OS refresh of the Pangolin with a 2K 120Hz panel and Ryzen 9 8945HS, from 1299 dollar at System76.
€ 1.208 6.2/10 Linux out of box - System76 Galago Pro (galp7)
A serviceable 14-inch with a 45 W i7-13700H, 144 Hz panel, SO-DIMM RAM and a flawless Linux story out of System76.
€ 1.320 6.2/10 Linux out of box - System76 Pangolin (pang14)
A 1.73 kg all-AMD Linux laptop with flawless Pop!_OS support and slotted RAM to 96 GB, but the 57.75 Wh battery is a genuine flaw: about 4 to 5 hours on light use.
€ 1.450 6.2/10 Linux out of box - System76 Adder WS (addw4)
A Linux-native CUDA and gaming workstation with a vendor-tuned GPU switch and the NVIDIA driver done for you.
€ 2.299 6.2/10 Linux out of box - System76 Bonobo WS (bonw15)
A 3.3 kg desktop-replacement with an i9-14900HX, mobile RTX 4090 and SO-DIMM RAM to 96 GB, with CUDA preconfigured by System76.
€ 3.650 6.2/10 Linux out of box
