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System76 Makes The Best Open-Source Keyboard Even Better

([Peripherals] 3 Hours Ago 4 Comments)


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If System76 engineers didn't already have enough going on with recently shipping the COSMIC Rust-based desktop environment and also shipping Pop!_OS 24.04 as their in-house Linux distribution plus [2]completely redesigning the Thelio Desktop , they also recently revised their Launch Keyboard. They have made this leading open-source keyboard design even better with the latest iteration of the System76 Launch Keyboard.

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Back in 2021 [4]System76 introduced their own keyboard with an open-source hardware design backed by open-source software when it comes to the device firmware as well as their configurator app for toggling the LEDs, keymaps, and other features of the keyboard. System76 recently refreshed their keyboard design that is available to buy standalone regardless of owning a System76 system or to buy at the same time as a new Thelio desktop.

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The new System76 Launch Keyboard features a Prism Black finish and improved keycaps. The new System76 Launch Keyboards are using double-shot PBT shine-through keycaps. The System76 Launch keyboard uses Kailh MX Hotswap Sockets and Kailh Box Jade, Royal, Silent Pink or Silent Brown Switches.

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The USB hub built into this made-in-the-USA keyboard features two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C ports and two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports.

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The System76 Launch Keyboards continue to be manufactured in Denver by the company directly. The build quality of these keyboards remain absolutely top-notch. You really need to get your hands on the System76 Launch Keyboard to do justice for comprehending the build quality of it.

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Made out of milled aluminum, the build quality is incredible and can withstand quite a beating of constant use whether you're a gamer, coder, or just heavy-duty enthusiast. The attention to detail is also superb such as with the magnetic feet for those wanting a slight (15 degree) incline to the keyboard.

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[1] https://www.phoronix.com/image-viewer.php?id=system76-launch-keyboard-2026&image=system76_keyboard_1_lrg

[2] https://www.phoronix.com/review/system76-new-thelio

[3] https://www.phoronix.com/image-viewer.php?id=system76-launch-keyboard-2026&image=system76_keyboard_2_lrg

[4] https://www.phoronix.com/review/system76-keyboard

[5] https://www.phoronix.com/image-viewer.php?id=system76-launch-keyboard-2026&image=system76_keyboard_3_lrg

[6] https://www.phoronix.com/image-viewer.php?id=system76-launch-keyboard-2026&image=system76_keyboard_4_lrg

[7] https://www.phoronix.com/image-viewer.php?id=system76-launch-keyboard-2026&image=system76_keyboard_6_lrg

[8] https://www.phoronix.com/image-viewer.php?id=system76-launch-keyboard-2026&image=system76_keyboard_5_lrg

[9] https://www.phoronix.com/image-viewer.php?id=system76-launch-keyboard-2026&image=system76_keyboard_7_lrg


On this morning in August when I was 13, my mother sent us out pick
tomatoes. Back in April I'd have killed for a fresh tomato, but in August
they are no more rare or wonderful than rocks. So I picked up one and threw
it at a crab apple tree, where it made a good *splat*, and then threw a tomato
at my brother. He whipped one back at me. We ducked down by the vines,
heaving tomatoes at each other. My sister, who was a good person, said,
"You're going to get it." She bent over and kept on picking.
What a target! She was 17, a girl with big hips, and bending over,
she looked like the side of a barn.
I picked up a tomato so big it sat on the ground. It looked like it
had sat there a week. The underside was brown, small white worms lived in it,
and it was very juicy. I stood up and took aim, and went into the windup,
when my mother at the kitchen window called my name in a sharp voice. I had
to decide quickly. I decided.
A rotten Big Boy hitting the target is a memorable sound, like a fat
man doing a belly-flop. With a whoop and a yell the tomatoee came after
faster than I knew she could run, and grabbed my shirt and was about to brain
me when Mother called her name in a sharp voice. And my sister, who was a
good person, obeyed and let go -- and burst into tears. I guess she knew that
the pleasure of obedience is pretty thin compared with the pleasure of hearing
a rotten tomato hit someone in the rear end.
-- Garrison Keillor, "Lake Wobegon Days"