Omarchy Hardware

Independent field guide · Current release: Omarchy v4.0.2

What is Omarchy actually like on this machine?

We connect exact hardware, exact releases and the parts of daily use that spec sheets miss—from installation and graphics to sleep, docks, battery life and the keys that still do nothing.

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Shopping or assessing? Current or older?

Shopping · current Find a current configuration with fewer surprises Shopping · older/used Find value after missing features and fixes are counted I own it · current See what works and what a release may have changed I own it · older See whether this exact machine can be revived

Four kinds of help

The useful page is not always a story

ProfilesExact machines and capabilitiesWhat was tested, what worked, what did not and what remains unknown. GuidesAnswers to repeated decisionsInstallation, migration, configuration and buying questions in a consistent voice. TrackersMeasurements that need another dateDated price and market context with condition, sample and freshness intact. Field updatesWhat changed and why it mattersRelease notes, original findings and synthesis when an update needs explanation.

Living guides

Start with a question you already have

Each answer stays attached to its evidence and update state. See every guide.

  1. Guide 6 · answered · answer provisional What can I move to a new Omarchy machine today, and what still needs a manual backup?

    Separate personal data, user configuration, Omarchy-managed applications, secrets, and same-installation snapshots.

  2. Guide 5 · answered · answer provisional When the live ISO or first boot fails, what evidence separates media, firmware, GPU, network, and CPU causes?

    Build a symptom-first triage tree from exact hardware, ISO checksum, firmware state, boot phase, kernel parameters, and the first durable error.

  3. Guide 4 · answered · answer provisional Can I install or migrate to Omarchy without wiping the computer I already use?

    Separate supported free-space installation from full-disk replacement, in-place overlays, cross-disk layouts, and Mac dual boot.

  4. Guide 3 · active · answer provisional Which current laptops are the least surprising Omarchy machines?

    Compare exact Framework, Dell, Asus, Surface, Lenovo, and Tuxedo configurations.

Latest from the field

A release is a signal, not a conclusion

We report what moved, which maintained pages it may affect, and what still needs a real-machine test.