@mightyspaceman Well, with System 76 you get a choice of their own respin of Ubuntu, or your own 🙂 So you're not paying the Microsoft Tax.
"Cheaper, a little larger and with more ram" - a common plea from laptop purchasers 🙂
Also, I found that I could buy RAM in Australia cheaper than the upgrade options, so if you find something that you want it's cheaper to do the RAM and NVMe upgrades yourself in my experience. Check your own prices 😉