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The specs page is a bit vague in places. Graphics AMD Radeon™ Graphics Storage 1 x M.2 SSD(SATA or PCIe NVMe). Up to 2TB total. In the confi
by jandrese 5y ago
The specs page is a bit vague in places.
Graphics AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Storage 1 x M.2 SSD(SATA or PCIe NVMe). Up to 2TB total.
In the configurator you have to pay attention to the read speeds to figure out if you are getting a SATA or PCIe drive. There is no indication for which brand of drive they are using. I have a few SSD controllers that are on my do not buy list, like anything made by Sandforce[1] after we lost almost an entire lot of computers to premature firmware failures and got absolutely no support from the vendor for even just resetting the firmware and starting over.
[1] https://computerlounge.it/how-to-unbrick-sandforce-ssd/ https://computerlounge.it/how-to-unbrick-sandforce-ssd/
- wmf 5y agoSandforce hasn't existed for years BTW. Unfortunately the general problem stands; virtually no laptop will tell you what SSD you're getting.
- scns 5y agoAt https://tuxedocomputers.com https://tuxedocomputers.com another Clevo reseller like System76, you can choose the SSD you want or even none and put it in yourself. Disclaimer: contented customer
- neogodless 5y agoWhile you're right that the brand is not listed, every single drive in the configurator lists NVME. The "Storage" specification you show is just what the M.2 connection supports as far as interface. So if you have an existing SATA M.2 drive, or want to buy one to save money, you can. The graphics are integrated into the APU, so you can look up their specifications. https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-5-5500u https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-5-5500u https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-7-5700u https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-7-5700u
- jagger27 5y agoFor graphics, the 5500U has 7 CUs at 1800 MHz. The 5700U has 8 CUs at 1900 MHz. They're both ancient Vega APUs so they're really nothing special.
- heurisko 5y agoI have the 4500u with the AMD Radeon RX Vega 6. I know it's not the latest architecture, but I've found it very capable for integrated graphics.
- edoceo 5y agoCan you write code and use a terminal and web, two displays? Can you use one big (4k?)
- heurisko 5y agoI don't have anything that supports 4k, but it has no problem connecting to anything via HDMI for two displays.
- snovv_crash 5y agoI have a 4800u. I've plugged it into an external 4k display and it had no issue pushing that around, as well as the built-in 1080p at the same time.
- nicholasjarnold 5y ago> There is no indication for which brand of drive they are using. Yes, though they tend to use quality parts. My 2019 Darter Pro (darp5) was configured with a one of the NVMe options and shipped with a 'Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus'. No complaints on hardware quality or longevity so far. </anecdote>
- mijoharas 5y agoit's very interesting you should mention that SSD. I saw an article the other day about Samsung swapping parts in that drive[0]. (Basically, newer versions of that drive are much worse than older ones). [0] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/samsung-seemingly-caught-swapping-components-in-its-970-evo-plus-ssds/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/samsung-seemingly-ca...