The System76 Oryx Pro laptop is back! It’s faster, lighter, made with silver aluminum and a bigger, more immersive display. And, it’s now the first laptop with Pop!_OS and COSMIC preloaded.

System76 recently released a beta for the next evolution of Pop!_OS, which uses the snappy COSMIC desktop environment to empower users with easy customization. See it in action here.

Laptops like the Oryx Pro that are powered by AMD & NVIDIA require the Wayland display server, which the new Pop!_OS beta uses, for hybrid graphics. And it’s a first-class experience: No more manually switching graphics modes and rebooting. In COSMIC, hybrid graphics works by keeping the GPU off until the user opts for an app to use it on launch.

When the GPU is running, an indicator appears in the battery applet. Closing the app then turns off the GPU. With NVIDIA and AMD drivers preinstalled, gaming and other GPU tasks on the Oryx Pro are easy as ever. Here’s what it’s rocking:

• AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 HX 370 — System76’s fastest mobile CPU offering
• NVIDIA RTX 5070 graphics
• 16” 2K (1600p) display at a hyper-smooth 240Hz
• 50 TOPS CPU & 798 TOPS GPU for AI work
• Up to 8TB storage
• Up to 96GB DDR5 memory
• USB-C, USB-A, HDMI, MicroSD, and headset jack

The Oryx Pro with Pop!_OS and COSMIC combine with a set of high-performance components to help users race towards their ambitions at full speed. It does this with open source software that collects zero user data, charges no license fees, follows a Right to Repair ethos, and can be used without threat of subscription.

On the operating system’s beta status, CEO and Founder Carl Richell is confident in its success: “The COSMIC Beta is the smoothest release I’ve ever seen. And we’ve done tons of releases. I've polled the Support Team and tracked social networks I'm in, and this is eerily smooth.”

Most of the company has been using COSMIC daily since before the beta was released.

Now, Pop_OS with COSMIC has its first dedicated hardware release, and the team is excited for users to see just how personal they can get with it. What could be more fitting than their flagship laptop?

Order the Oryx Pro and experience the excitement for yourself: https://s76.co/COSMIC_Oryx_76