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System76 and Ampere® pioneer custom-built Thelio Astra arm64 developer desktop
(blog.system76.com)
this post was submitted on 22 Oct 2024
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I can't think of a us case honestly. The ARM architecture isn't well supported and the System76 Tax will make it pricey.
arm64 is very well supported by the Linux kernel. What makes you say it’s not?
There is more than just the kernel. Sure there is software that works on arm but I don't see the competitive advantage even if the workload fully supports it.
This is a developer desktop. Its purpose is to develop software for the ARM architecture, therefore all you need for this machine is kernel support and development tools, all of which support ARM.
What about being able to compile and test for the targeted architecture? For example, Ampere-based servers are increasingly being deployed, I don’t think there’s a car out there running x86, and Apple started a trend of ARM based laptops. There’s a new architecture in mainstream computing and those who have native ARM machines to test their products on have an advantage over those who don’t.
“System76 tax”?
Markup for system76 hardware. It isn't terrible but you are paying for System76 and usually its cheaper to go elsewhere if you are looking at purely cost.
Where is cheaper?