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Ask HN: Developer laptop that doesn't suck in 2024 and it's not Apple silicone

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Re: Ask HN: Developer laptop that doesn't suck in 2024 and it's not Apple silicone

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Post by sandreas »

I'd personally go for a framework Ryzen, but also heard good things about LG gram.

The framework has a few disadvantages one of which is the bad speakers.

My personal wishlist for framework:

  Coreboot support
  Better speakers
  ECC RAM support
  LPCAMM2 support (modern RAM to save power and space)

Re: Ask HN: Developer laptop that doesn't suck in 2024 and it's not Apple silicone

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Post by neilsimp1 »

Can I ask why developers would prefer a laptop over a desktop? I know it's off topic, but I see this question on HN an awful lot and I scratch my head each time.

Desktop PCs are:

- Cheaper

- More repairable and upgradable

- More options for hardware

- Better thermals

- A full monitor(s), keyboard, and mouse, instead of a rinky-dink keyboard and trackpad

Re: Ask HN: Developer laptop that doesn't suck in 2024 and it's not Apple silicone

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Post by t-3 »

neilsimp1 wrote: post #15

Can I ask why developers would prefer a laptop over a desktop? I know it's off topic, but I see this question on HN an awful lot and I scratch my head each time. Desktop PCs are: - Cheaper - More repairable and upgradable - More options for hardware - Better thermals - A full monitor(s), keyboard, and mouse, instead of a rinky-dink keyboard and trackpad

Even if a laptop is wanted for portability, a good desktop + a cheap laptop as a portable terminal still comes out cheaper than most mid- or high-end laptops. The laptop also gets better battery life from not having tons of ram or power-sucking processors and GPUs.

Re: Ask HN: Developer laptop that doesn't suck in 2024 and it's not Apple silicone

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Post by dcminter »

skydhash wrote: post #9

I have a Dell Latitude 7490 (2019), bought secondhand from ebay. Works great for me, but I put Linux on it and I've been able to trim it down to only the essentials (Alpine Linux with Sway). Barely warm and the screen is 157dpi so nice enough for text. If you're going with Windows, you can have much more recent hardware with no worry about compatibility (I'd take the Surface for the 3:2 screen ratio). But these days,…

I have a 7490 that I adore - upgraded ram to 64G and it runs very nicely. The speaker volume being a bit low is the only negative I'd mention.

Re: Ask HN: Developer laptop that doesn't suck in 2024 and it's not Apple silicone

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Post by 1oooqooq »

neilsimp1 wrote: post #15

Can I ask why developers would prefer a laptop over a desktop? I know it's off topic, but I see this question on HN an awful lot and I scratch my head each time. Desktop PCs are: - Cheaper - More repairable and upgradable - More options for hardware - Better thermals - A full monitor(s), keyboard, and mouse, instead of a rinky-dink keyboard and trackpad

travel with bad network.

Re: Ask HN: Developer laptop that doesn't suck in 2024 and it's not Apple silicone

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Post by wruza »

t-3 wrote: post #16
neilsimp1 wrote: post #15

Can I ask why developers would prefer a laptop over a desktop? I know it's off topic, but I see this question on HN an awful lot and I scratch my head each time. Desktop PCs are: - Cheaper - More repairable and upgradable - More options for hardware - Better thermals - A full monitor(s), keyboard, and mouse, instead of a rinky-dink keyboard and trackpad

Even if a laptop is wanted for portability, a good desktop + a cheap laptop as a portable terminal still comes out cheaper than most mid- or high-end laptops. The laptop also gets better battery life from not having tons of ram or power-sucking processors and GPUs.

Can you guys work through RDP all day? Latency kills me on any type of connection.
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