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Yes. I'm pretty sure most of their laptops are just rebranded Clevos. I don't have enough info to track down the Galago, but something like the Gazelle:

https://system76.com/laptops/gazelle

Is almost certainly just a Clevo W650:

http://www.clevo.com.tw/clevo_prodetail.asp?id=1009&lang=en

It's hard to sometimes get the exact model because Clevo refreshes their line very quickly, but it possible to locate it. The easiest way to find the computer is to take the dimensions from System76, convert to mm, possibly round it, and then search for that with Clevo on Google. For example, the Gazelle is 37.39 × 25.20 cm, so I just searched for Clevo 374 x 252 on Google and found the W650 with similar enough specs. Then, the process is just to root around that particular model till you find matching hardware.

In the U.S., I believe Sager is the exclusive wholesaler and anyone can order from them directly. They set the price for the rebranding companies, so the price from Sager will be no different than from someone like XoticPC unless someone is upselling the computer based on some kind of customization.

Now, theoretically, System76 makes sure than the computer works well with Linux. In my experience, Clevos work just fine. Replace the bios with something like prema and they're incredibly capable computers for the price:

https://biosmods.wordpress.com/

So, should someone support System76? Up to you. Clevos can be bought with no branding for less directly from Sager.




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