System76 · 2024
System76 Adder WS (addw4)
A Linux-native CUDA and gaming workstation with a vendor-tuned GPU switch and the NVIDIA driver done for you. The i9 plus 4070 means about 3 hours off the wall, so treat it as a desktop replacement. For a turnkey Linux CUDA box that is the trade.
Compiled from public sources and community data, not hands-on tested. What that means.
Best on popos. Confidence: medium
Scores
Specs
| CPU | Intel Core i9-14900HX |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop (8GB) |
| RAM | 32 GB (slotted) |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
| Screen | 15.6" 2560x1440 @ 165Hz |
| Weight | 2 kg |
| Battery (real) | ~3 h |
Linux compatibility
- popos Out of the box
- Wi-Fi
- works
- Bluetooth
- works
- Fingerprint
- unknown
- Webcam
- works
- Audio
- works
- Suspend
- needs tweak
- fedora Minor setup
- Wi-Fi
- works
- Bluetooth
- works
- Fingerprint
- unknown
- Webcam
- works
- Audio
- works
- Suspend
- needs tweak
popos: Ships Pop!_OS or Ubuntu with System76 firmware and the NVIDIA driver preinstalled, plus system76-power for the iGPU/dGPU/hybrid switch, which is the reason to buy this over a generic Clevo. No fingerprint reader by design. Suspend with the RTX 4070 is the standard NVIDIA s2idle caveat; in hybrid mode it behaves, in dedicated-GPU mode it can wake. Slotted SO-DIMM DDR5 to 64 GB and two M.2 slots. System76: graphics switching on Pop!_OS →
fedora: Fedora works but you lose system76-power, so GPU switching falls back to manual PRIME or supergfxctl. RPM Fusion akmod-nvidia for the 4070.