Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Today, I discuss my first experience using one of System76's workstation computers, the Darter Pro 9. Does the Linux experience hold up? What about running Windows or another distro? Is it worth your time?

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👇 Sauce:
system76.com/laptops/darter
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web.archive.org/web/20190421090633/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2014/04/28/thinking-outside-the-box
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Chapters:
0:00 #notsponsored
1:19 Unboxing & Merch
3:11 Hardware
5:41 Firmware
9:15 Running Windows and Linux
12:47 Using the Darter Pro
16:32 Conclusion
17:49 Outro

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