Lo and behold, when one of the worlds biggest computer manufacturers decides to co-sign a scrappy but formidable newcomer by releasing a laptop with their Linux Distro pre-installed – people like me tend to sit up and take notice. And that’s exactly what we have here with the HP Dev One, a laptop running Pop!_OS by System76.
What is PopOS?
PoP_OS! Cosmic
Pop!_OS, is a Linux distro by OEM System76. System76 is the company that develops and maintains Pop!_OS and they also manufacturer their own laptops, desktops and servers.
Design and Build Quality
The design is up to par with many Ultrabooks that have a metal build, holding its own against Apple, Dell, and even HP’s premium offering.
Conclusion
I feel that if System76 established permanent license agreements with companies like HP for PoP_OS! , it would help put Linux in front of a lot more people in the mainstream consumer space. Not that System76 doesn’t make great devices themselves, but the sleek unibody build of the chassis that HP provides is definitely of a higher quality. If you want to give Linux a shot on a device from a more established computer manufacturer, then the HP Dev One may be the laptop for you.
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