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So close. I really want a laptop with a "2K" 4:3 aspect ratio 14" screen, 64GB of ECC ram, a Ryzen processor, and an M.2 SSD. Would be interesting to get a nic

So close. I really want a laptop with a "2K" 4:3 aspect ratio 14" screen, 64GB of ECC ram, a Ryzen processor, and an M.2 SSD. Would be interesting to get a nice web cam too but that is less important to me. I'm also not a huge "thinness" type, thicker is fine if it isn't heavier.

drudru 5y ago
Hey Chuck - been trying to email you. You have a bad link to your VAX stuff on your main web site.
- ChuckMcM 5y ago
  Weird, the email in my profile should work. But thanks for the tip, I'll fix the link rot
farmin 5y ago
Xps 17 is 1200x1920, 16:10. It's a great ratio and at 17 inch I don't use any scaling in windows and everything looks right size for my eyes. Can upgrade ssd and I've changed out memory to 64gb. It's a great rig but fans are a bit noisy.
- Lio 5y ago
  Sadly the XPS17 isn’t sold with Linux support. It might work but you can’t be sure of firmware updates or component compatibility. With Dell at 17” and paid Linux support you have to move to the Precision line. I wish Dell would just have a single line of quality Linux compatible laptops you could buy off the shelf and know would always work.
  - farmin 5y ago
    I went to dual boot with Ubuntu but ran into issues that were going to take more than an evening to resolve. I can't remember exactly what it was now - something about bootloader and needing to change something in Windows registry to work ?(!).
lhl 5y ago
Not really so close, though right? Using Laptopmedia's database, the only mobile ECC workstations are Xeon not Ryzen, and the minimum size for those are 15.6". 16:10 is the best ratio you can get for displays. In fact, AFAIK, there are no current COTS laptops with a 4:3 aspect ratio display at all. I suspect if all of what you listed are actually hard requirements, the only way you'd ever get that is if you built your own - source an industrial 4:3 panel+controller, find the smallest Ryzen board with ECC support and get a Ryzen Pro APU (none of the ThinkPads will boot ECC SODIMMS on their boards, despite Pro APUs having nominal unvalidated ECC support) - you could try your luck with an A320TM or otherwise, might need to go embedded Epyc and an M.2 display adapter (like the SM750 ones). You could probably build a "tablet" form factor that's reasonably thin (<30mm?) and light (and use an external USB-C PD compatible chargers/battery packs and simple DC conversion to make life easier on the power side).

drudru 5y ago

Hey Chuck - been trying to email you. You have a bad link to your VAX stuff on your main web site.

ChuckMcM 5y ago
Weird, the email in my profile should work. But thanks for the tip, I'll fix the link rot

farmin 5y ago

Xps 17 is 1200x1920, 16:10. It's a great ratio and at 17 inch I don't use any scaling in windows and everything looks right size for my eyes. Can upgrade ssd and I've changed out memory to 64gb. It's a great rig but fans are a bit noisy.

Lio 5y ago
Sadly the XPS17 isn’t sold with Linux support. It might work but you can’t be sure of firmware updates or component compatibility. With Dell at 17” and paid Linux support you have to move to the Precision line. I wish Dell would just have a single line of quality Linux compatible laptops you could buy off the shelf and know would always work.
- farmin 5y ago
  I went to dual boot with Ubuntu but ran into issues that were going to take more than an evening to resolve. I can't remember exactly what it was now - something about bootloader and needing to change something in Windows registry to work ?(!).

lhl 5y ago

Not really so close, though right? Using Laptopmedia's database, the only mobile ECC workstations are Xeon not Ryzen, and the minimum size for those are 15.6". 16:10 is the best ratio you can get for displays. In fact, AFAIK, there are no current COTS laptops with a 4:3 aspect ratio display at all. I suspect if all of what you listed are actually hard requirements, the only way you'd ever get that is if you built your own - source an industrial 4:3 panel+controller, find the smallest Ryzen board with ECC support and get a Ryzen Pro APU (none of the ThinkPads will boot ECC SODIMMS on their boards, despite Pro APUs having nominal unvalidated ECC support) - you could try your luck with an A320TM or otherwise, might need to go embedded Epyc and an M.2 display adapter (like the SM750 ones). You could probably build a "tablet" form factor that's reasonably thin (<30mm?) and light (and use an external USB-C PD compatible chargers/battery packs and simple DC conversion to make life easier on the power side).