I think it might be worth your time looking into the Frameworks laptops. To get a good cpu and the same io as you’d get here would cost you ~1200$ iirc, but the refresh rate would be lower. But if you do decide to buy this I wouldn’t recommend getting linux preinstalled.
Edit: Just checked and that would be with a very low end cpu, so nvm. Getting one with a intel chip with comparable performance would set you back 2600$.
Thank you for your answer. Ye, frameworks laptops are pretty expensive. Do you think for the price, the TUXEDO InfinityBook Pro 15 - Gen9 - AMD is worthy? I like the screen, and the battery life is also good. The CPU is somewhat pretty powerful and for my daily usage would be more than enough.
The integrated graphic would be only for light gaming which is ok, since i have a Steam Deck.
I was just curious about any feedbacks on the company.
I’m afraid I don’t know much about the company, I’ll look into them. It does seem very decent for the price though! With linux I’d expect you could get alot more battery life with some TLP configuration. I’m just curious why you’d want such a powerful cpu if you already have a steam deck?
I need a laptop for studying, my current one is heavy and the battery doesn’t last much. + I want something that could last at least 5-6 years if not more.
My budget is around that price, because i know i will not replace it any time soon.
I’ve done some reading: They seem to just be shipping preconfigured linux installations(ubuntu), and thats one of their big selling points. I personally don’t agree with this, because the tinkering is one of the big things for me. They don’t seem to advertise anything besides Linux or Linux-related things. It’s a cool idea, but I don’t recommend paying any extra money for them to preinstall Ubuntu(which has been known to have telemetry). All the software seems to be available in all the major repos, so compatibility should be fine in other distros. But from a hardware perspective it looks like a great deal!
You are right, I wanted to do some nodejs and realized that the package in the repo was Node version 12.something while latest node is version 20.something.
Also they still ship Python 3.10 which is ancient technology by today’s standard, luckily nothing major is added between 3.10 and 3.12
Their mirrors are worst, ALL OF SELECTABLE OPTIONS FROM MIRROR SELECTOR which shows up at 47 KB/sec which just hurts your area spanning from asshole to large intestines.
I use bridgetide linux mint mirror btw
So why am I not switching?
Here is why: Linux mint is based on Ubuntu meaning that you can add Ubuntu repos or ppas or whatever they need directly into Linux Mint and dont have to worry about it breaking.
Say that you need to have some software for a reason and you cannot find one in Flatpak or an appimage, etc. You will be happy to realize that many of these software are built for Ubuntu and provide their deb package with own repo with updates.
I run Linux Mint 21.3 and that means I can just use a program built for Ubuntu Jammy as Linux Mint Virginia is based on Ubuntu Jammy. If I need to install something out of repo, I can just go and install Ubuntu jammy deb package and it will work normally.
Tuxedo is a well known and respected linux laptop vendor and nearly everyone I’ve talked to loves their device. One guy I talked to did say they’ve had issues with build quality and bad webcam however. Mostly though people I’ve known are very happy with the product especially with tuxedo os. I’ve asked about build quality with positive responce from everyone else. I hear the webcams still pretty trash though from everyone. Behind system76 I’d argue them to be the most well known. It’ll likely be what I pick up next too, but my current hp laptop is still more than reasonable 5 years on.
As for price especially with that screen I’d say it’s pretty reasonable.
If you’re still not convinced, I’ve also heard good things about slimbook and personally like their style a bit better
I’ve found tuxedo to be quite expensive compared to their competition, namely Slimbook. Definitely look at their website, you will likely find the same computer over there as well since they are not custom designed laptops
Sorry for a probably stupid question but can’t you get something with a dedicated GPU for the same price? The CPU will be worse but the machine will be more balanced for all kinds of tasks. Not for programming though.
Ye, but i don’t really game on my laptop anymore (i have one with RTX 2060 6GB), since i play only on my Steam Deck now. At this point the integrated graphic is enough to play some light games, and I’d rather have long battery life than raw power.
It's better than it used to be. It might still require some basic cli skills. Especially formatting disks and mount points. And file system types. Etc.
Got one. Works great. Whether it’s worth the money is yours to decide. Forget their distro (Tuxedo OS or whatever they call it), it works fine with vanilla Ubuntu and probably any other distro of your choice. Just download the ISO from the usual site and install from scratch.
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