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by zdragnar 2210 days ago
Say what you will of their hardware, but the system76 team really nailed pop_os. So many little things I was used to suffering through manually configuring on a fresh install were just "right" straight out of the box.

Supposedly they're working on tabbed and stacking layouts for tiled windows- if that is the case I don't know if I'll go back to i3 or sway again!
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noisy_boy 2210 days ago
I don't have any experience with their hardware but I'll have to agree on the software front. I have a multi-port hub that I also connect the HDMI cable for monitor to; I connect the hub to the laptop its actually plug-n-play. I haven't had to run one command to hack/override configs etc.

I tried their tiling option but didn't stick to it because when I maximized a window and toggled to another, the original window went back to being tiled. Too lazy to remember shortcuts for tiling WMs (probably to my own detriment)

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markbnj 2210 days ago
I've been a critic of their hardware in the past, but yes they do a great job on the software. And to be fair the purchase on which my earlier criticisms were based is almost four years old now. Hopefully they have improved the hardware side of things.
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