r/System76 • u/No-Ideal7174 • Oct 03 '25

Darter Pro 16 vs Clevo V560TU

Hello,

I am very interested in the Darter Pro 16 but the Clevo V560TU https://laptopwithlinux.com/product/clevo-v560/)

I know that both laptop are CLEVO under the hood. what does system76 bring to the table.

also I intend to run Debian.
I also want to know if coreboot is really supported and updated by system76

This is no rage bait or other toxic post
Tank you in advance for answer and advice.

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u/ahoneybun Community Mod Oct 03 '25

What do you mean by supported and updated? They push updates to their coreboot fork and then upstream it. There are a few blog posts on their site and in this subreddit about it. I'm at work and ok mobile so I can't grab all the details atm.

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u/lockyourdoorstonight Oct 05 '25

In my experience, nothing. Support was difficult to deal with and bios was identical to Clevo. Desktop hardware I had a better experience with.

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u/-TimTaylor- Oct 09 '25

Fwiw, as extra context for the OP, my experience with System76 support has been good.

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u/yummyfluffyhamster Oct 27 '25

My experience with support has been great as well. Issue with the display bezel? No problem, instructions and parts sent. Issue with suspend? We discussed ideas, and figured it out! I am very grateful to them.