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Re: Laptop OEMs – make a proper high-end AMD laptop

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Post by Nursie » Tue, Jan 07, 2020, 7:06 AM UTC

pjmlp wrote: post #9

bb88 wrote: post #3

Thunderbolt-3 is the way of the future. People are building thunderbolt 3 external chassis with a gaming card and extra storage in lieu of having a desktop computer and a laptop computer.

Or just get a laptop with dual graphics card, having a gaming/workstation class card I don't own a desktop since 2004.

Such laptops are usually pretty bulky/heavy, or they have a very low-end discrete card. They're a compromise.

Re: Laptop OEMs – make a proper high-end AMD laptop

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Post by blitmap » Tue, Jan 07, 2020, 7:26 AM UTC

I would like the [new] Dell XPS 2-in-1 with the 3840x2400 screen, as an OLED - using an AMD processor. There's been a lot of complaints about the keyboard but i find it strangely fantastic. Yes it takes getting used to, but I can type faster on _reliable_ low-profile keys. Wish the SSD weren't soldered in. Seriously, I've waited forever for 3840x2400. I like the Surface laptops but I need at least >= 2160 in the vertical so i can watch a 1080p movie at native resolution and have it take up a quarter of the screen while I websurf/program. :(

Re: Laptop OEMs – make a proper high-end AMD laptop

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Post by intsunny » Tue, Jan 07, 2020, 7:36 AM UTC

I'm convinced there is a conspiracy that prevents laptop manufacturers from shipping AMD chips on 13" high end laptops. Almost every (every?) AMD laptop I find is some 14-15" clunker with a garbage screen.

I've had to put off buying a new macbook because of the shitty keyboard situation and all laptops (mac/pc) because it appears Intel's newest CPUs are still vulnerable to Meltdown/Spectre.

A highend 13" AMD based Linux friendly laptop would be utterly amazeballs.

Re: Laptop OEMs – make a proper high-end AMD laptop

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Post by snvzz » Tue, Jan 07, 2020, 7:39 AM UTC

I have no complaints about my Thinkpad x395, which I use heavily (on Linux, as OpenBSD I can only use if an ethernet cable is at reach due to wireless chip being too new).

I would expect a successor on 4000U series to be even better.

Re: Laptop OEMs – make a proper high-end AMD laptop

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Post by snvzz » Tue, Jan 07, 2020, 7:40 AM UTC

intsunny wrote: post #13

I'm convinced there is a conspiracy that prevents laptop manufacturers from shipping AMD chips on 13" high end laptops. Almost every (every?) AMD laptop I find is some 14-15" clunker with a garbage screen. I've had to put off buying a new macbook because of the shitty keyboard situation and all laptops (mac/pc) because it appears Intel's newest CPUs are still vulnerable to Meltdown/Spectre. A highend 13" AMD based Li…

>A highend 13" AMD based Linux friendly laptop would be utterly amazeballs.

Such as the Thinkpad x395 I am using, with Ryzen 3700U.

Re: Laptop OEMs – make a proper high-end AMD laptop

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Post by jankotek » Tue, Jan 07, 2020, 7:59 AM UTC

> Ultramobile, slim, and desktop replacements

No! I want proper thick modular 17" desktop replacement with 256GB RAM. Platform that would replace old Thinkpads.

Re: Laptop OEMs – make a proper high-end AMD laptop

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Post by feanaro » Tue, Jan 07, 2020, 8:03 AM UTC

intsunny wrote: post #13

I'm convinced there is a conspiracy that prevents laptop manufacturers from shipping AMD chips on 13" high end laptops. Almost every (every?) AMD laptop I find is some 14-15" clunker with a garbage screen. I've had to put off buying a new macbook because of the shitty keyboard situation and all laptops (mac/pc) because it appears Intel's newest CPUs are still vulnerable to Meltdown/Spectre. A highend 13" AMD based Li…

I would appreciate a high-end 15" AMD "clunker" with an amazing screen, though. Preferably a ThinkPad. But such a thing is nowhere in sight either, no?

I can't work with laptops smaller than 15".

Re: Laptop OEMs – make a proper high-end AMD laptop

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Post by ChuckNorris89 » Tue, Jan 07, 2020, 8:06 AM UTC

jankotek wrote: post #16

> Ultramobile, slim, and desktop replacements No! I want proper thick modular 17" desktop replacement with 256GB RAM. Platform that would replace old Thinkpads.

You and me both but unfortunately we are a invisible minority since just like with phones, when it comes to laptops, consumers want something sleek and sexy that looks good in a hip cafe regardless of thermal performance or reparability.

Gaming laptops are 80% there though but the ones with good build quality and modularity carry a hefty markup.

Re: Laptop OEMs – make a proper high-end AMD laptop

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Post by onebot » Tue, Jan 07, 2020, 8:22 AM UTC

aclatuts wrote: post #7

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 pretty much has all this. David Lee even has a raving review about the Zephyrus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v5IzvVTw7A

This looks like a killer laptop. Love the exterior pixels. Hope linux will run on it.

Re: Laptop OEMs – make a proper high-end AMD laptop

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Post by shmerl » Tue, Jan 07, 2020, 8:29 AM UTC

> many times an AMD laptop will have ONE USB-C port and it will be used to physically power the device, thus removing it from utility.

That's indeed annoying, especially when you need to use it also to drive external monitors. I use USB-C hubs with DP output to work around that. Works well with Lenovo E495 running Linux.

Example: https://www.cablematters.com/pc-899-126-usb-c-multiport-adap...