I have tried Ubuntu 24.10 on the Thinkpad X13s with snapdragon 8cx processor. This is the first release where you can just install the standard ARM iso. Mostly works very well, a few niggles remain but this feels like the first normal ARM laptop. All my previous ones worked great but performance was a bit so so. This one is snappi and they got cheaper on eBay.

I need to try other distros now.

#x13s #tinkpadx13s #thinkpad #ubuntu #armlaptop #arm #snapdragon

GenBook RK3588 is modular Linux laptop with an upgradeable design (crowdfunding)

The GenBook RK3588 is a laptop with a 14.1 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display, a Rockchip RK3588 octa-core processor, support for up to 32GB of RAM, and support for Debian, Ubuntu, and other GNU/Linux distributions. It stands out from most laptops not only because of its ARM-based processor, but also its modular design: the processor module can be removed and replaced.

First unveiled this summer, the laptop is basically a modestly updated version of the Cool Pi ARM notebook that launched in 2023, but the new model has faster memory, a slightly brighter display, and a 50-pin FPC connector that gives you additional expansion options. The makers of the GenBook RK3588 have launched a crowdfunding campaign on Crowd Supply and hope to begin shipping the laptop to backers who pay $500 or more by April, 2025.

The $500 starting prices is for a model with 8GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 64GB of eMMC storage. Or you can pay $700 for a model with 32GB of memory and a 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD.

Both models feature Rockchip’s RK3588 processor with four ARM Cortex-A76 CPU cores, four Cortex-A55 cores, Mali-G610 MC4 graphics, and an NPU for up to 6 TOPS of on-device AI performance.

The laptop measures 323 x 220 x 20mm (12.7″ x 8.7″ x 0.8″), weighs 1.5kg (3.3 pounds), and features a 38 Wh battery, HDMI 2.1, USB 3.2. Gen 1 Type-A and Type-C ports, and a 3.5mm audio jack as well as a 2MP webcam, stereo speakers, and an RTL8852BE wireless card with support for WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2.

RAM is soldered to the processor module, so it can only be upgraded by replacing the system-on-a-module that powers the computer. But there’s an M.2 2280 slot for PCIe 3.0 x4 storage and the aforementioned FPC connector, which can be used to add:

• 1 x PCIe 2.0, USB 3.0, or SATA 3.0
• 1 x Gigabit Ethernet
• 2 x USB 2.0 host interfaces
• 1 x SDMMC 3.0
• UART, SPI, I2C, and GPIO

The company behind the GenBook RK3588 have already created a 5G wireless module designed to work with the FPC connector, but the company says it’s also hoping to that “the community will embrace and add to the options available for GenBook RK3588 expansion.”

The company also plans to offer documentation including schematics and operating system images on the Cool Pi Wiki, and you can already find download links for some of those materials at the Crowd Supply crowdfunding page.

One interesting thing to note though? A day after the crowdfunding campaign launched, it has yet to attract any backers toward its $60,000 goal. Make of that what you will.

thanks [Upgrade pi-top [3]!

#armLaptop #crowdfunding #genbookRk3588 #linuxLaptop #modular #openHardware #rk3588

Nice!!! @tuxedocomputers and Schenker shows off a Linux laptop prototype with Snapdragon X Elite at Computex 2024

https://liliputing.com/schenker-shows-off-a-linux-laptop-prototype-with-snapdragon-x-elite-at-computex-2024/

#arm64 #arm #linux_for_arm #linuxarm #snapdragon #snapdragonx #computex #schenker #tuxedo_computers #tuxedocomputers #armlaptop

Just in case anyone's curious, I collected 171 data points from my script which appends the output of acpi with a date/timestamp to a file that's been running nonstop on this #Pine64 #PinebookPro since 6/20.

The data points I collected were all of the times when the battery was exactly 50% depleted (because that makes the math really easy).

Averaging all of these points out, it seems the average life expectancy of the PBP battery is 8.50975 hours

#Pinebook #ARM #ARMLaptop #ARMLinux

Cool Pi laptop is a $455 PC powered by a Rockchip RK3588 processor module #ArmLaptop, #ArmNotebook, #CoolPi, #CoolPiArmNotebook, #CoolPiCm5, #Laptop

https://liliputing.com/cool-pi-laptop-is-a-455-pc-powered-by-a-rockchip-rk3588-processor-module/

I like my #Apple devices, and in some cases, they're the only viable ones (#ARMLaptop that isn't just a super underpowered novelty), but I wish there was more upgradability and #repairability. Because they work great, for now, but they won't forever. And Apple did this deliberately; it's kinda dickish.

I don't look forward to the kind of shit you'll have to do to just play with some of these devices in the future. It's already happening with some devices.