From: sciguy via Talk <talk@lists.gtalug.org>
I understand that System76 laptops ship with Pop! OS, so I was interested in getting my hands on one.
You can easily install Pop!OS on almost any PC. It is nice to support a Linux hardware company and the Pop!OS developer. I assume that there is a considerable price premium over the good deals I see on laptops.
Has anyone on this list had any experience with these laptops they might like to share? I was thinking in particular of getting a Pangolin 16" laptop, and would it support my portable Lenovo ThinkVision M14 monitor? I already have the monitor, and in theory (according to the docs that came with it) it uses USB-C. If a monitor says it uses USB-C, does it need external power? Would a laptop with a Thunderbolt port be better?
USB-C is a connector. Almost always the port conforms to some version of the USB-3.x standard. Unfortunately, USB-3.x is all-encompassing: essentially all former USB devices conform to USB-3.2. And very intricate. So just knowing that you have USB-C doesn't give you much info. There are tonnes of options and you need to know which options matter for your use case. You want the DVI-over-USB option for the display data. And you want it to handle your monitor's resolution, refresh rate, and colour depth (bits/pixel). You want "PD" (Power Delivery). I don't happen to know if that covers both the power transmitting side and the power consumption side. If your monitor has a touch screen, that information will be transmitted by some USB protocol, one that is surely present.