itgrrl Oct 25

OK #FediHiveMind… I’m looking for recs for a 13”-14” #Linux “#UltraBook” with a #GPU, a decent number of CPU cores, can take (ideally) 64GB RAM, has good-to-great battery life^ – and works mostly-out-of-the-box with Linuxen… 😬

I’m not fussed about screen resolution (HD is fine, my eyes are old 🙃) nor refresh rates (this won’t primarily be a gaming rig) nor OLED vs IPS (unless it improves battery life)

it doesn’t have to be a current model, but I’m looking for something in the last 2-3 years so I can keep this #laptop for a bunch™ of years

personal experiences only pls – I don’t need ppl to do research for me, in this toot I’m looking for practice over theory

pls #boost4reach 🙏
 
 
 
^ yes, I am aware of how physics works 🤪

Show threadderrick_lewisOct 25
@itgrrl I wouldn’t call it an ultrabook, but I have this Pangolin from @system76 : https://system76.com/laptops/pang15/configure - high cpu cores ✅, GPU ✅, Linux native✅. It’s bigger than you are looking for but feels light to me.
Pangolin

Pangolin: The AMD-powered, all-around powerful laptop.

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@derrick_lewis @system76 I already have a System76 Oryx Pro (the much older oryp3), which is a 16” beast that only ever managed about 30-45 mins on battery & is the antithesis of what I’m looking for (don’t get me wrong, it’s still very capable & I bust it out when I want to do anything beefy)

but it doesn’t meet the brief for this use case

it cost a bomb at the time & I was hoping to find something more affordable for a small & light everyday machine with a bit of grunt when needed

Oct 25 at 5:04amWeb
Show threadderrick_lewisOct 25
@itgrrl ditto. I had the Oryx 6 I think? The one with an rtx2070. Definitely short battery, and it was a monster in size, but I loved the “turn off the GPU” setting. However the pangolin is much different. I get a full day on the battery with the basics (VSCode and browser). And it feels like half the weight.
Show threaditgrrl Oct 26

@derrick_lewis thanks, that’s good to know. my Oryx Pro 3 has the 1060 & is still going strong – even the battery is probably close to original capacity, it’s just never been good 😜 but it’s just too bulky & awkward for couch surfing & casual use away from a power outlet

I will say that it’s made me never want to get another laptop with a full-size(ish) keyboard that has a numpad – the offset typing is annoying

and the keyboard lighting not being able to remember its state during reboots is annoying, has their open firmware fixed that on the Pangolin?

based on the specs on the page you linked, it looks like it’s about 1kg lighter (down from ~2.6kg IIRC) than my oryp3 so the “feels like half the weight” is pretty accurate”

the only downside is the GPU in that model 😕 but that’s probably why you get good battery life 💁‍♀️