System76 sells three desktop computers: the cheapest Thelio workstation (starts at $949), the more powerful Thelio Mira (starts at $999), and the high-end Thelio Major (starts at $3,499). Starting today, you can now configure the Thelio and Thelio Mira with 13th Gen Intel Core or AMD Ryzen 7000 processors. Specifically, you can choose the Core i5-13600K at 5.1 GHz or the Core i7-13700K at 5.4 GHz on both computers, while the Mira is available with Ryzen 7 7600X, Ryzen 7 7900X, or Ryzen 7 7950X. The Thelio Major uses AMD Threadripper CPUs, just like before.
Pricing is still higher than what you might pay for a pre-built PC from a major PC manufacturer, but the Thelio has a unique customizable design, and it’s designed to run desktop Linux. Thelio computers ship with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS or Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS pre-installed, and System76 offers full Linux support, which is still shockingly rare with most PC manufacturers. Usually, if you buy a Windows PC and install Linux, you’re on your own if you run into technical problems.
At the same time, System76 is running a “Build Your Beast” sale for Halloween, which is reducing the prices for desktops across the board. Depending the configuration you go with, you could save up to $2,200 compared to typical prices, with the most savings coming from the highest-end builds. Besides the new CPUs, you can also pick builds with up to 88TB of storage, up to 256GB RAM, and NVIDIA GeForce GPUs.
Source: System76 (Twitter)
