For engineers who build things
You design machines, control systems, and processes. Software has always ruled your work—but building it was out of reach. Captus delivers refurbished PCs running Omarchy, the agent-first Linux, fully configured so you can start creating the tools your job actually needs. No setup. No risk to your daily driver.
A tool, not a project. Ready the moment you open the box.
Carefully selected older PCs given new life. Tested, cleaned, and optimized so performance often exceeds what new budget machines deliver.
The malleable, agent-first Linux by DHH. Agents are first-class citizens—pre-wired, skill-aware, and ready to help you operate and extend the system.
Python, data analysis stacks, scripting environments, and agent workflows configured so you can connect to devices, analyze data, and build vision or automation tools immediately.
A dedicated machine so you can experiment with agents without touching the computer you depend on every day.
Are you an engineer who never had the time to learn how to build software? Or do you know enough to write scripts and connect devices, but not enough to ship a complete application?
Until now, that was the end of the road. Software stayed a black box. You depended on the tools other people built, and when you needed something custom, you had to wait for a software engineer.
This opportunity did not exist before. Agents changed everything.
This machine puts that power in your hands. AI gives you the ability to fly—turn domain knowledge into working tools, dashboards, automation, and applications without becoming a full-time software engineer.
Captus exists to deliver that capability, ready to use, so you can start building the software your work actually needs.
Engineers who touch software every day but were never trained as software engineers.
Automate analysis, generate reports from CAD data, build custom calculation tools.
Script PLC interactions, build monitoring dashboards, create vision inspection tools.
Connect to machines, analyze process data, deploy small internal tools that improve throughput.
Prototype internal tools, explore agent workflows, and build without jeopardizing production systems.
We acquire reliable older hardware that still has years of useful life.
Clean, upgrade where needed, and thoroughly validate every machine.
Full agent-first setup with engineering-oriented tools and safe defaults.
You receive a machine that boots into a productive environment. Start building.
Keeps capable hardware out of landfills and extends its useful life.
Learn agents and build tools without ever touching your daily driver.
Optimized Linux on good older hardware often outperforms new consumer machines.
Every Captus machine ships with Omarchy—the Linux distribution built for the age of agents.
This is not a generic refurbished laptop. It is a purpose-built tool for people who need to build software without becoming software engineers.
Every unit is refurbished, tested, and ships with Omarchy pre-installed and ready for engineering work.
In stock
Business-class 14" laptop, rebuilt for agents.
$599
Tested, cleaned, and configured with the engineering stack. Ready to boot and build.
Request this machineMore models coming. Tell us what you need and we’ll match or configure one.
Tell us about your work and the kind of tools you want to build. We’ll configure and ship a machine ready for you to start.
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