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Microsoft Surface Laptop VS System76 Galago Pro

Compare Microsoft Surface Laptop VS System76 Galago Pro and see what are their differences

Microsoft Surface Laptop logo Microsoft Surface Laptop

Microsoft's answer to the MacBook Air

System76 Galago Pro logo System76 Galago Pro

System76 laptops are custom-built to run Linux flawlessly with the latest technology and super fast solid state storage.
  • Microsoft Surface Laptop Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-10-01
  • System76 Galago Pro Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-08-05

Microsoft Surface Laptop videos

Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 (13-inch) FULL REVIEW - Almost Perfect! | The Tech Chap

More videos:

  • Review - Microsoft Surface Laptop - Does it Deserve to Exist??

System76 Galago Pro videos

Checking out the System76 Galago Pro 2019 Laptop with Coreboot

More videos:

  • Review - Unboxing the 2019 System76 Galago Pro with Coreboot

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Microsoft Surface Laptop and System76 Galago Pro)
Hardware
79 79%
21% 21
Electronics
66 66%
34% 34
Digital Whiteboard
100 100%
0% 0
Laptops
0 0%
100% 100

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, System76 Galago Pro seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 8 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Microsoft Surface Laptop mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of Microsoft Surface Laptop yet. Tracking of Microsoft Surface Laptop recommendations started around Mar 2021.

System76 Galago Pro mentions (8)

  • My on-the-move essentials
    I too have always been interested in such devices, and am also now in the Linux world. (My default distro is Manjaro with xfce). I'm currently considering an Astro Slide Or a Galago Pro, but availability of both devices is spotty. Everything you've said suggests that something like the Galago would serve me better. Source: about 1 year ago
  • Looking for durable 14” Laptop
    As you are in the US, you might be more interested in the Galago Pro from System76. Source: over 1 year ago
  • traveling dev looking for the next laptop
    System76 seems to be pretty popular for Linux based laptops. I don't know off the top of my head if they check all the boxes, but probably a few at least. For example: Https://system76.com/laptops/galago. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Any security concerns from cheaper MiniPC brands on Amazon? Mele Quieter, Beelink, Olivislite, etc.?
    The fix is open-source firmware, like Coreboot or LinuxBoot. Incumbent PC-compatible vendors aren't too interested, but there's more than enough room at the table for offshore and onshore vendors to use open firmware as a feature. Google, Purism, and System76 are some of the vendors doing this. Source: about 2 years ago
  • What is the best daily driver linux laptop?
    I bought a Galago Pro from System 76 a couple years ago and have not had any problems. It bn my favorite laptop I've ever owned tbh. Source: over 2 years ago
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