Big, Loud, and Proud! System76's Adder Workstation 3 (8 Months Later)

8 months ago, I bought System76's Adder Workstation 3. Is it worth your money? How's performance and battery life? Is the Intel Management Engine a backdoor?!

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:23 Configuration
04:41 System76 as a Company
05:53 But Why Now?
07:29 Using the Adder
09:27 Fan Noise & Battery Life
11:43 System76's Firmware Shortcomings
13:36 Neutering The Intel ME
16:59 Performance
19:48 Final Thoughts
21:46 Outro