System76 Meerkat Linux mini PC gets a spec bump, still ships with a 2-year-old Intel processor
    • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
      2·
      4 hours ago

      Linux PC company System76 has been selling Meerkat mini PCs since 2015, and the company recently updated the lineup with new models featuring 13th-gen Intel Core processors based on “Raptor Lake” architecture.

      …and…

      “Based on extensive analysis of Intel Core 13th/14th Gen desktop processors returned to us due to instability issues, we have determined that elevated operating voltage is causing instability issues in some 13th/14th Gen desktop processors,” explained Intel communications manager Thomas Hannaford." source

      So its old and its one of the flawed CPUs.

    • conciselyverbose
      3·
      10 hours ago

      Yeah, it definitely sounds like they decided “we can’t handle an acceptable level of support with that failure rate”.