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Laptop recommendations?
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I have a AMD 370 AI based Framework 13 and its really dang good. They have Intel and ~~ARM~~ RISC V options on top of the AMD options. I will say AMD graphics are probably the best experience you can have in linux at the moment. Nvidia is making some gains, and Intel's next generation may have a decent iGPU finally.
The larger Framework 16 has a modular GPU tray that gives you options on different GPUs. I have not personally used one of these but the 16 looks awesome other than its size/weight for my applications.
https://www.dell.com/en-us/blog/this-is-xps-now/
The new Dell XPS is probably another option.
Your budget may be a challenge right now since RAM prices have gone nuts. 32gb of DDR5 can cost $400us on its own.
I think by ARM you mean RISC-V? Both of them are RISC-based, but very different. RISC-V is not very close to consumer adoption anytime soon.
Yep! I mixed it up with the new minisforum and Lenovo tiny PCs.
The swappable GPU has been a let down for me. For ages no upgrades. Might just as well get the 13" and swap the main board every so often. There the upgrades were more frequent.
The main board switch is expensive and you won't touch the performance of a dGPU
The 16" dGPU "upgrade" is Nvidia shit.
Call up AMD and tell them to release a mobile GPU
Why would I? My argument is that their iGPUs are a better pick for notebooks.
The 7700S is better
My Framework 16 is a year or two old at this point, but my dGPU is AMD
That's the old dGPU.
I have the older 7640u Framework 13.
As a coders laptop it's fantastic. Keyboard is excellent and it's modular port design makes it's limited 4 port extremely versatile for your needs. Plus the 2880x1440 display is perfect for text.
As a gaming laptop. Hummm. It can play games, but the display kills performance in games. The iGPU can't handle much more than 720p for newer games. Without using a dedicated GPU I don't know if any other laptop can do a better job and I was able to play most indi games at a solid frame rate. However a steam deck is a better way to play games.
In terms of battery life. Left in a bag there will be some juice left the next day. With light office work I was able to get 4-6 hours on it, with 2-4 if I was gaming and the fans were cranking.
The iGPU on the Ryzen 9 HX AI 370 is reasonably capable.
I also have a minisforum v3 with a Ryzen 7 8840U and sufficient for on the go Indy games as well as older AAA.