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System76 Preparing To Introduce Redesigned Thelio Hardware

Written by Michael Larabel in Hardware on 18 February 2026 at 11:42 AM EST. 21 Comments
Linux hardware vendor System76 has begun teasing a redesign of their Thelio chassis that is used by their modern desktops and workstations. Helping distinguish System76 from other Linux desktop/PC vendors has been their custom-engineered, built-in-the-USA enclosures and now they are preparing to launch a next-generation design.

System76 CEO Carl Richell posted on X that "Ground-up redesigned @system76 Thelio hardware coming soon."

Carl commented that it's been ten months of design and engineering, over 16,000 durability test runs, and over 250 hours of thermal testing and optimization. It will be very interesting to see what they've managed to achieve with the redesign given how well the Thelio hardware has held up over the years in our continued testing and all-around being extremely well built and reliable. We've tested the likes of the Thelio Major and ARM-powered Thelio Astra.

👁 New Thelio hardware coming soon


The post ends with "#MiraMarch". The System76 Thelio Mira is their "versatile pro desktop" offering powered by AMD Ryzen CPUs and up to 128GB of RAM and other high-end hardware. Given that hashtag, presumably we'll be hearing more about the next-gen System76 Thelio Mira next month.

Michael Larabel is the principal author of Phoronix.com and founded the site in 2004 with a focus on enriching the Linux hardware experience. Michael has written more than 20,000 articles covering the state of Linux hardware support, Linux performance, graphics drivers, and other topics. Michael is also the lead developer of the Phoronix Test Suite, Phoromatic, and OpenBenchmarking.org automated benchmarking software. He can be followed via Twitter, LinkedIn, or contacted via MichaelLarabel.com.