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Three years with a Lemur Pro (alien.top)
submitted 1 year ago by Wasabimiester@alien.top to c/system76@hardware.watch
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Aside from the lousy speakers and the occasional bounce keys, I have to say the Lemur Pro may be my favorite laptop I have owned (I used MacBook Pros for a long time).

I ended up switching to Arch with KDE, but hardware-wise it's a solid machine. And I appreciate the technical support I've received (minor issues). I love the battery life on this thing.

I also appreciate: easy to swap SSDs, easily replaced battery, a keyboard and track pad that work just fine, and again: tech support. I know some people who have issues with sleep on Lenovo laptops running Linux; this has absolutely never been an issue on the Lemur Pro. Works perfectly for me.

I'll probably run this thing for another three years.

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[–] ZobeidZuma@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Mine has lousy speakers, awful click action on the touch pad, doesn't close up neatly, runs warm, doesn't have the greatest battery life. I installed Mint because Pop!_OS drives me up the wall too much.

The touch pad is the worst, as I fumble trying to find the exact spot to press for a click to be recognized, and try to operate it without making the pointer jump off the item I was trying to click on.

[–] brother_yam@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

If your laptop isn't closing, you may want to check your battery. With laptop this thin, a spicy pillow will keep it from closing and will affect your keyboard and touchpad. I have a lemp10 and like it, but I've replaced the battery twice now.

[–] Wasabimiester@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Odd. I find this very odd. I have had none of the issues you mention.

Touch pad is fine, the machine does not run warm, but I can't comment on Pop_OS as I moved to Arch.

Have you reached out to S76? The few times I have, they have been very responsive.