curiouser / gist:68415b0f411f495e90e10774b33305ec

### Builds tested https://system76.com/laptops/galago #### i7 ($1,198) - Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics - **i7-1165G7 CPU** - 8GB DDR4 3200MHz (self upgraded to **32GB (2x16) DDR4 3200MHz**) - 500GB NVMe PCIe 3 (WD Blue) #### i7 + GPU ($1,447) - **NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650** 4GB VRAM (to my surprise, I received a 1650Ti) - **i7-1165G7 CPU** - 8GB DDR4 3200MHz (self upgraded to **32GB (2x16) DDR4 3200MHz**) - 500GB NVMe PCIe 3 (WD Blue) ### Pros 1. Port selection - 1x Thunderbolt4/USB4 - 1x USB-C 3.1 rev2 - 2x USB-A 3.1 rev1 (I think...) - 1x HDMI (full-size) - RJ-45 1GBe - 1x 3.5mm audio combo headset jack - SDXC card reader 1. Performance (see benchmarks) 1. Open firmware - [keyboard layout customization](https://github.com/system76/ec/compare/master...curiousercreative:galp5#diff-4270367625a9de86825c17f9122ef7a9fd9398a822f8cb915955f3fdde6ee848) (I've got mine mimicking my '15 MBP) - [fan curve personalization](https://github.com/system76/ec/compare/master...curiousercreative:galp5#diff-198f0231dadddcc1692e1557f98782a282a0e540eb1664fd95402cb0574caab8R53) - [fan smoothing improvements](https://github.com/system76/ec/pull/139) 1. Open OS - improved power profiles allowing better performance 1. Keyboard - layout - key travel - typeface printed on keys 1. Trackpad - size - tap + click on trackpad itself 1. Customer/User experience I've contacted System76 dozens of times (pre-sales, during assembly, technical support) and I've had pleasant experiences. Questions answered sufficiently, problems either solved or clarified and my first galp5 return accepted painlessly. Additionally, my interactions with engineers on [chat](https://chat.pop-os.org/) and [GitHub](https://github.com/system76) have been fantastic. I've never touched Rust (language), but there's a [channel on chat just for learning Rust](https://chat.pop-os.org/community/channels/rust) and with a [couple of pointers](https://chat.pop-os.org/community/channels/rust/tz8j33pjainsiquxiszzsey3ba) I was able to [submit a pull request](https://github.com/pop-os/system76-power/pull/212) ### Cons 1. Battery life While I haven't tested this thoroughly, looks like 3-4 hours of casual browser use. 1. Standyby drain When in standby (clamshell shut), expect ~2%/hour or about 48 hours of total standby time. I'll look into implementing hiberation myself if it becomes a bother. System76 recommends shutting down rather than standby, doesn't sound like they're working on improving standby time. 1. Screen resolution and quality 16:9 1080p and sRGB gamut :/ Not a deal breaker thus far. 1. Speaker volume & quality Truly, the low point of this package. Doesn't matter much to me thankfully. 1. Trackpad It's a touch sticky and the clicking becomes "harder" towards the top of the trackpad. I've adjusted by now, but I wasn't sure that I would. 1. Fan noise (pitch/timbre) While I've updated firmware to make the fan curve and smoothness of adjustment to my liking, it's true that the fan noise is a bit high-pitched. 1. USB headset bug (upstream pulseaudio) If you're USB headset isn't properly recognized, you can run `systemctl --user restart pulseaudio` after plugging in ### Benchmarks #### Geekbench 5 - [GB5 CPU Single-threaded: 1656](https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/6094979) - [GB5 CPU Multi-threaded: 5704](https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/6106942) - [GB5 dGPU Compute (CUDA): 45138](https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/compute/2382878) - [GB5 dGPU Compute (OpenCL): 44401](https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/compute/2382887) - [GB5 iGPU Compute (OpenCL): 13295](https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/compute/2270882) #### Blackmagic RAW Speed Test (8K) - CPU: 19-29fps - iGPU: 19-21fps - dGPU: 20fps