Last week I asked why interesting new FOSS laptops are always cursed with 1080p panels, given Apple, Lenovo, and other manufacturers have been selling 2x Retina/HiDPI displays for more than a decade. @Infinitary and @mgmchannelbg on Twitter reminded me of System76, the vendor that ships Linux as standard on their equipment.

They have some decent kit, and the discrete GPU options on the Gazelle and Oryx lines blow Apple’s out of the water. But the specification pages for the Lemur Pro, Darter Pro, Gazelle, Oryx Pro, and Darter Pro all showed the 1080p curse.