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Dang. This looks like something that could replace my aging T460s (which has a garbage trackpad, and cost over 2000 eur with all its 8GB of RAM; Linux keeps OO
by clarry 6y ago
Dang. This looks like something that could replace my aging T460s (which has a garbage trackpad, and cost over 2000 eur with all its 8GB of RAM; Linux keeps OOMing and freezing all the time[1]).
Ryzen 4000 series would be nice. 17" would be nice. But 3000 series Ryzen and 15.6" screen is already a decent upgrade over my Thinkpad with i7-6600U..
I'm feeling conflicted because it's obviously not a dream-come-true laptop, but the price point seems very very reasonable (and if I wait for the perfect laptop, I might have to wait forever).
[1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/8/4/15 https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/8/4/15
Just this morning I found my laptop non-responsive and spinning the fan at full speed. I cut the power. It's probably been thrashing all night. In my case, "this little crisis" never lasts for just a few minutes, it'll last as long as I care to wait (I've waited hours and it never recovered).
EDIT: Specs say there's a 9-in-1 card reader, but in photos I only see a micro SD slot.. what am I missing?
- throwaway2048 6y agonot that its anything more than a bandaide, but I have found earlyoom to be immensely useful in cases like that. https://github.com/rfjakob/earlyoom https://github.com/rfjakob/earlyoom
- srazzaque 6y agoOdd, I've had nothing but positive experiences with Linux on Thinkpads for 3 machines running (t61p, x220, now an x260). Not sure what distro you're using, but from what I hear, a lot of the Fedora devs use Thinkpads, so if you're on a thinkpad, Fedora workstation is likely to be your best bet (which is what I've been using for quite a while now). For me right now, the upcoming T14 is the thing to beat, even for a Linux laptop. Given its got a 4k screen and my anecdotally positive experience with the Linux/Thinkpad combo. So I don't know if I'll jump onto Tuxedo or System76.
- rxhernandez 6y agoI have a P50 and on: - Ubuntu 18.04, I couldn't get the screen back after docking - Fedora 31, it would crash at least every other time I brought it up from sleep. Also crashed after being on Zoom for more than an hour. Just switched to Arch last night and so far so good (well after disabling hybrid graphics that is).
- ahsima1 6y agoWhy not just upgrade the ram? DDR4 is rather cheap these days. Alternatively you can try enabling ZRAM, which can save memory by using compression. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Improving_performance#Zram_or_zswap https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Improving_performance#Z...