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As soon as Framework puts out an AMD module, I am buying one of those. They sound amazing.
by p_j_w 5y ago
As soon as Framework puts out an AMD module, I am buying one of those. They sound amazing.
- CoastalCoder 5y agoI'm definitely biased towards all-AMD Linux laptops these days. And this past summer I bought an ASUS ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition. I really liked that laptop's CPU and dGPU. In Linux, I always have an easier time with GPU drivers/behavior with AMD vs. nVidia. Unfortunately, with that particular laptop I realized I also care a lot about the key caps. I really hated their flatness and (to me) peculiar texture. So I looked around for another all-AMD laptop, and the best candidate I spotted was the System76 Pangolin. Unfortunately it appears to have very similar key caps, so I didn't get one. I ended up reluctantly buying a 2021 Lenovo Legion 5 Pro (AMD CPU, nVidia dGPU), because the keyboard feels much better. I'd rather deal with nVidia driver hassles than with an always unpleasant keyboard. But I would have gladly payed another $100-200 for a laptop with the best of all worlds: - AMD CPU - AMD dGPU - pleasant-feeling keycaps I'm hoping that as AMD gains more laptop market share, eventually I can get such a laptop. (Assuming I stick with x86, which is less relevant to me each year.)
- p_j_w 5y agoI mostly have a similar set of requirements as you. I swap out the need for a dGPU with a nicer display, though. Framework sounds amazing for the reparability, almost to the point that I'm willing to overlook some of that other stuff.
- rbanffy 5y agoThey could make one for the RPi CM4 and I'd get it immediately. Maybe they could make something larger with the thermals and battery of a gaming laptop, and put a huge 160-core ARM server CPU in it.