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It's very promising. Can't wait to see more laptop offers on this chip. The current Asus Zephyrus G14 seems to gamer-y in terms of the design. I'd buy the same

It's very promising. Can't wait to see more laptop offers on this chip. The current Asus Zephyrus G14 seems to gamer-y in terms of the design. I'd buy the same hardware in a more mature and grown-up chassis like current Dell XPS 13 in a heartbeat.

nchelluri 7y ago
I want this in an XPS 13 too. I just bought an XPS 13 last year, running Ubuntu, and it's very nice, aside from the whine when it's plugged in.
- chkass 7y ago
  I'd settle for an XPS 13 with 32GB of RAM :( 16GB is the current limit.
  - MatekCopatek 7y ago
    Not with this year's model (XPS 13 9300) - 32 GB is now available.
    - Arelius 7y ago
      Yup, I have it, it's great!
    - slaw 7y ago
      $199 motile m141 laptop - up to 32GB no coil whine and has matte screen.
      - ComputerGuru 7y ago
        Very interesting! It has an AMD Ryzen 3 so maybe we can expect an update with an AMD 4000.
      - wastedhours 7y ago
        That looks really impressive - anyone know if they offer something similar in the UK? I know Walmart owns some brands here that it might be under (though think they sold some?)
      - nchelluri 7y ago
        I would love to have one of these for a week or two to try it out. It's so cheap it might be worth picking up on the off chance I love it.
        lhl 7y ago
        Here's a pretty comprehensive review I wrote on it a few months back: https://randomfoo.net/2019/12/25/motile-m142-cheapo-linux-laptop-notes https://randomfoo.net/2019/12/25/motile-m142-cheapo-linux-la... It's surprisingly good as a cheap laptop, but as a daily driver, I'd just wait a month or so and get a 4000U thin and light at this point.
        nchelluri 7y ago
        thank you! I'll give it a read.
  - acidburnNSA 7y ago
    Been eyeing that for a while but got a bit distracted by this beast if you're into linux: https://system76.com/laptops/lemur https://system76.com/laptops/lemur
0x202020 7y ago
These reviews look great for the 35/45w TDP chips. I can’t wait to see what the 15w (Ryzen 7 4800u) chips that would go in an XPS13 look like when they are released
jtl999 7y ago
If there was an HP Zbook or Dell XPS system with Ryzen and AMD graphics I'd seriously consider it. Sigh...
- lhl 7y ago
  Here's a list of most of the Ryzen laptops coming out soon. There are a range of U/H processors, a couple with AMD dGPUs: https://digistatement.com/list-of-ryzen-4000-laptops-with-release-date-price-features-buy-online/ https://digistatement.com/list-of-ryzen-4000-laptops-with-re... Not listed on that page but also coming out: Acer Swift 3, Acer Aspire 5, HP ProBook x360, Lenovo Thinkpad T14, X14 (using Ryzen Pro APUs)
  - jtl999 7y ago
    Most of don't look like what I'm looking for, but thanks
tracker1 7y ago
Similar thoughts here... and the single memory slot upgrade to single channel and only 24gb is a non-starter. My work laptop has 16gb and I'm running out regularly, but the performance drop for single-channel mode is unacceptable imho. Would like to see this with a dual-slot memory access and up to a 32gb model at the top end, upgradable to 64gb would be nicer still. Dropping the GPU in favor of just the APU would be an option for me as well, I don't play games on the work computer, and don't use a GPU in a meaningful way.

nchelluri 7y ago

I want this in an XPS 13 too. I just bought an XPS 13 last year, running Ubuntu, and it's very nice, aside from the whine when it's plugged in.

chkass 7y ago
I'd settle for an XPS 13 with 32GB of RAM :( 16GB is the current limit.
- MatekCopatek 7y ago
  Not with this year's model (XPS 13 9300) - 32 GB is now available.
  - Arelius 7y ago
    Yup, I have it, it's great!
  - slaw 7y ago
    $199 motile m141 laptop - up to 32GB no coil whine and has matte screen.
    - ComputerGuru 7y ago
      Very interesting! It has an AMD Ryzen 3 so maybe we can expect an update with an AMD 4000.
    - wastedhours 7y ago
      That looks really impressive - anyone know if they offer something similar in the UK? I know Walmart owns some brands here that it might be under (though think they sold some?)
    - nchelluri 7y ago
      I would love to have one of these for a week or two to try it out. It's so cheap it might be worth picking up on the off chance I love it.
      - lhl 7y ago
        Here's a pretty comprehensive review I wrote on it a few months back: https://randomfoo.net/2019/12/25/motile-m142-cheapo-linux-laptop-notes https://randomfoo.net/2019/12/25/motile-m142-cheapo-linux-la... It's surprisingly good as a cheap laptop, but as a daily driver, I'd just wait a month or so and get a 4000U thin and light at this point.
        nchelluri 7y ago
        thank you! I'll give it a read.
- acidburnNSA 7y ago
  Been eyeing that for a while but got a bit distracted by this beast if you're into linux: https://system76.com/laptops/lemur https://system76.com/laptops/lemur

0x202020 7y ago

These reviews look great for the 35/45w TDP chips. I can’t wait to see what the 15w (Ryzen 7 4800u) chips that would go in an XPS13 look like when they are released

jtl999 7y ago

If there was an HP Zbook or Dell XPS system with Ryzen and AMD graphics I'd seriously consider it. Sigh...

lhl 7y ago
Here's a list of most of the Ryzen laptops coming out soon. There are a range of U/H processors, a couple with AMD dGPUs: https://digistatement.com/list-of-ryzen-4000-laptops-with-release-date-price-features-buy-online/ https://digistatement.com/list-of-ryzen-4000-laptops-with-re... Not listed on that page but also coming out: Acer Swift 3, Acer Aspire 5, HP ProBook x360, Lenovo Thinkpad T14, X14 (using Ryzen Pro APUs)
- jtl999 7y ago
  Most of don't look like what I'm looking for, but thanks

tracker1 7y ago

Similar thoughts here... and the single memory slot upgrade to single channel and only 24gb is a non-starter. My work laptop has 16gb and I'm running out regularly, but the performance drop for single-channel mode is unacceptable imho. Would like to see this with a dual-slot memory access and up to a 32gb model at the top end, upgradable to 64gb would be nicer still. Dropping the GPU in favor of just the APU would be an option for me as well, I don't play games on the work computer, and don't use a GPU in a meaningful way.