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      System76’s updated 15-inch Pangolin laptop ships with Ryzen 7 5700U CPU

      Jim Salter · news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Wednesday, 1 September, 2021 - 19:30 · 1 minute

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    Enlarge / System76's Pangolin is a lightweight and relatively slender 15" design with a 1080p matte display and RGB-lit keyboard. (credit: System76 )

    Specs at a glance: System76 Pangolin
    OS Pop!_OS 21.04 or Ubuntu Linux 20.04
    CPU Ryzen 5 5500U or Ryzen 7 5700U
    RAM 8GiB DDR4 (upgradable 60 64GiB)
    GPU AMD Vega 7 integrated
    SSD 240GB to 2TB NVMe
    Battery 49 Wh LiOn
    Wi-Fi Intel dual-band Wi-Fi 6
    Display 15-inch 1080p matte
    Camera 720p
    Connectivity
    • two USB-A 2.0 port
    • one USB-A 3.2 port
    • one USB-C 3.2 port
    • one gigabit Ethernet port
    • 3.5 mm phone/mic combo jack
    • DC power jack
    • full-size HDMI 2.0 out
    • Kensington lock slot
    Entry-level price $1,200 (Ryzen 5500U, 8GiB RAM, 240GB NVMe)

    This week, System76—probably the best-known Linux-only laptop vendor— announced the latest update to its lightweight 15-inch Pangolin laptop series. The newest models of Pangolin are available and shipping today; customers have a choice between a six-core Ryzen 5 5500U and an eight-core Ryzen 7 5700U processor.

    Pangolin was already the first System76 laptop model to offer AMD Ryzen processors, with last-generation Ryzen 4500U and 4700U models announced last December . This year's model bumps up both the processor generation and asking price significantly—last year's Ryzen 4500U Pangolin started at $850, offering 8GiB of RAM and a 240GiB SSD in the entry-level trim. The new 5500U-powered Pangolin runs $1,200 for the same specs.

    AMD Ryzen + Linux for the win

    The increase in price likely reflects additional public awareness of mobile Ryzen's outstanding Linux kernel support as well as its significant raw performance advantage over most competing Intel CPUs. Although we didn't get the chance to test System76's Ryzen 7 4700U, Acer's 4700U-powered Swift 3—which isn't even designed as an OEM Linux laptop—remains one of our all-time favorite systems for dedicated Linux users.

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      Lenovo launches new OEM Linux ThinkPad and ThinkStation PCs

      Jim Salter · news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Wednesday, 23 September, 2020 - 13:00 · 1 minute

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    Enlarge / No, that's not a pink panther—that catlike critter is a fossa, and it's both mascot and default wallpaper of Ubuntu 20.04, preloaded on this Thinkpad P920. (credit: Lenovo )

    Beginning today, Lenovo is offering a greatly expanded selection of OEM Linux PCs to the general public. Earlier this year, Lenovo began offering Fedora Linux preinstalled on laptop systems including Thinkpad P1 Gen 2, Thinkpad P54, and Thinkpad X1 Gen 8. Today's announcement makes Ubuntu Linux available on a considerably broader swath of both desktop and laptop PCs.

    ThinkPad T14 (AMD and Intel) ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 ThinkPad P1 Gen 3
    ThinkPad T14s (AMD and Intel) ThinkPad L14 ThinkStation P340
    ThinkPad T15p ThinkPad L15 ThinkStation P340 Tiny
    ThinkPad T15 ThinkPad P15s ThinkStation P520c
    ThinkPad X13 (AMD and Intel) ThinkPad P15v ThinkStation P520
    ThinkPad X13 Yoga ThinkPad P15 ThinkStation P620
    ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3 ThinkPad P17 ThinkStation P720
    ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 ThinkPad P14s ThinkStation P920

    The devices themselves—and their Ubuntu certifications—aren't new, but the public accessibility is. Previously, these systems were only available to enterprise customers via custom bid, but the 27 new models—mostly featuring Ubuntu 20.04, except for the L series laptops featuring Ubuntu 18.04—will now be available for retail purchase through Lenovo.com. Just beware of the footnote warning that some models may be limited to specific markets.

    Although it's been simple for individual customers "in the know" about enterprise-only model certifications to buy those machines with Windows and install Ubuntu themselves, the new OEM program removes roadblocks in both knowing which systems to buy and getting factory support on them once installed.

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