6/29/2023 0 Comments Pixelot lemur system![]() Secondly, the custom, open source firmware that comes with the Lemur is extremely pleasant. Being able to view and update the firmware of both supported devices and the computer itself easily and graphically is very nice. First off, the Firmware Manager and Firmware settings entry are great. ![]() There are a couple of Pop!_OS/System76-specific software features that stand out to me, though. Frankly, I think Pop!_OS does this better than Ubuntu. Pop!_OS's default apps are fine, and there is very little in the way of bloat preinstalled. I also came to appreciate the no-nonsense, clutter-free aesthetic, and anything I miss can be fixed with extensions if need be. But being able to hit two keys and completely change my workspace is very nice. I still err on the side of the former I'm no keyboard wizard. You can literally have all of the common shortcuts displayed with a keybinding, and things are generally configured and designed to compromise between ease of use and peak productivity. Pop!_OS mitigates all of my problems with the desktop environment. My prior experiences with GNOME were sub-par I found the learning curve obtrusive and the lack of customization offensive. The software experience has also been fantastic I initially figured I would install Arch (the distro I use on my desktop and used on my previous laptops), and I'm sure that would have worked great, but I decided to give Pop!_OS a fair shot. Still, if you're pushing a laptop hard, you should expect some thermal throttling. I can't say I've noticed any huge throttling dropoffs, either, though it could be happening without my noticing it. Even after playing relatively taxing (for the hardware) games for hours at a time, the bottom of the laptop is only a little warm, certainly not uncomfortable, and could easily live in my lap. I have never noticed any thermal issues or audible fan noise. Light gaming is fine (to my detriment I left my desktop at home when I came to university so I wouldn't play games!) and I've had no issues with any of my work or media consumption. Any reasonable tasks that aren't GPU-bound run great, and multitasking works extremely well. It's fast, very snappy, boots very quickly, but is still a laptop, and has no dedicated GPU. In terms of performance, it does what you can imagine from the specifications. If I paid a couple hundred dollars or less of a "value tax" (meaning, to do business with a company that's in line with my values) on a purchase that was already running me over $1000, I'm happy with that. This might be a slight premium over a similarly specced ultrabook from a big-name corporate company, but frankly, it's not that far off if at all. This is pretty close to a base model, and ran me between $1200 and $1300. ![]() My Lemur has a 1080p display, a 10th generation i5, 16GB of dual channel RAM, and a 240GB SSD. I have a lemp9 this is pretty much the same as the newer lemp10, with a CPU and integrated graphics a generation behind, so I imagine this review should mostly apply to the current Lemur, too. I bought my Lemur Pro back in August 2020 later this summer will mark a full year with the device, and at this point all of my opinions on it are very well justified and the reliability of the machine can be reasonably concluded, so I thought I would provide an updated review after long-term use.
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