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Looks not too bad, but I'm kinda interested in a Ryzen based laptop. And for that .. there's basically nothing yet (a Lenovo that is based on ~outdated~ tech ju

Looks not too bad, but I'm kinda interested in a Ryzen based laptop. And for that .. there's basically nothing yet (a Lenovo that is based on ~outdated~ tech just came out, a HP is announced and seems limited in its RAM options/potentially limited to single-channel and crippling the APU and a monster of a gaming laptop with desktop CPUs that is basically not usable if you ever want to carry it or use it without a power supply). I like the design, but the price is far too high - for me - and I'm neither a fan of Intel nor NVidia.

digi_owl 9y ago
I don't think there are laptop Ryzen variants out yet, thus the only "laptops" that exist use desktop Ryzen variants and are squarely aimed at gamers.
- darklajid 9y ago
  Lenovo A475[1] is using a mobile version afaict. Unfortunately .. it's based on Bristol. HP Envy x360 [2] seems to come out ~soon~ based on Raven, but the outlets/the community seems concerned that they'll limit those to single-channel. Which according to reviews in the past severely cripples the whole setup. That said, details aren't out so maybe HP does the right thing.. So potentially two options I'm aware of, one flawed and one potentially flawed. The only other one I found was a (gaming) monster from ASUS that is not a laptop in my world.. 1: HK link, sorry for that: https://www3.lenovo.com/hk/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-a-series/ThinkPad-A475/p/22TP2TAA475 https://www3.lenovo.com/hk/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-a-se... 2: German link, sorry for that: https://www.computerbase.de/2017-10/raven-ridge-hp-notebook-amd-ryzen-5-2500u/ https://www.computerbase.de/2017-10/raven-ridge-hp-notebook-...
  - digi_owl 9y ago
    That reminds me. I got kinda burned by AMDs laptop APUs a while back. This because the laptop i have seems to route the external screen through the iGPU, and AMD discontinued support for it quite early because it was a variant of their older GPU models. Thus i am stuck using their older driver pack, and ever so often i have to beat back Windows trying to auto-update the driver...
bpicolo 9y ago
Ryzen chips for laptops don't exist yet, though they're working on it. https://liliputing.com/2017/10/amd-ryzen-chips-laptops-coming-soon-hp-spills-beans.html https://liliputing.com/2017/10/amd-ryzen-chips-laptops-comin... Looks like HP will have a ryzen-based laptop, though there's no telling how the chip will compare to the desktop variant
- darklajid 9y ago
  See the other thread - I already linked to the HP one (that's the one that might have the single-channel flaw/fault). Lenovo seems to have an offer available today - for about a month now. With .. other issues.

digi_owl 9y ago

I don't think there are laptop Ryzen variants out yet, thus the only "laptops" that exist use desktop Ryzen variants and are squarely aimed at gamers.

darklajid 9y ago
Lenovo A475[1] is using a mobile version afaict. Unfortunately .. it's based on Bristol. HP Envy x360 [2] seems to come out ~soon~ based on Raven, but the outlets/the community seems concerned that they'll limit those to single-channel. Which according to reviews in the past severely cripples the whole setup. That said, details aren't out so maybe HP does the right thing.. So potentially two options I'm aware of, one flawed and one potentially flawed. The only other one I found was a (gaming) monster from ASUS that is not a laptop in my world.. 1: HK link, sorry for that: https://www3.lenovo.com/hk/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-a-series/ThinkPad-A475/p/22TP2TAA475 https://www3.lenovo.com/hk/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-a-se... 2: German link, sorry for that: https://www.computerbase.de/2017-10/raven-ridge-hp-notebook-amd-ryzen-5-2500u/ https://www.computerbase.de/2017-10/raven-ridge-hp-notebook-...
- digi_owl 9y ago
  That reminds me. I got kinda burned by AMDs laptop APUs a while back. This because the laptop i have seems to route the external screen through the iGPU, and AMD discontinued support for it quite early because it was a variant of their older GPU models. Thus i am stuck using their older driver pack, and ever so often i have to beat back Windows trying to auto-update the driver...

bpicolo 9y ago

Ryzen chips for laptops don't exist yet, though they're working on it. https://liliputing.com/2017/10/amd-ryzen-chips-laptops-coming-soon-hp-spills-beans.html https://liliputing.com/2017/10/amd-ryzen-chips-laptops-comin... Looks like HP will have a ryzen-based laptop, though there's no telling how the chip will compare to the desktop variant

darklajid 9y ago
See the other thread - I already linked to the HP one (that's the one that might have the single-channel flaw/fault). Lenovo seems to have an offer available today - for about a month now. With .. other issues.