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Re: Linux on the Fujitsu Lifebook U729

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Post by makeitdouble »

maelito wrote: post #16
imwally wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I’d be interested in this as well. I want a quiet machine with a decent display and a long battery life. Right now the MacBook Air checks those boxes but I’d be very interested in an alternative that I can throw Linux / OpenBSD on.

My Ryzen framework 13 is silent almost all the times, except gaming and processing map tiles.

While I personally want a fan and see it as price to pay for better thermals, the disadvantages aren't just noise.

The most critical issue would be the fans still spinning to cool down the machine when it was sent to sleep. That creates the vicious cycle when bagged right after sleep, where the fan try to lower the temp, but their running in a closed environment warms the confined air, which pushes the fan to run faster yet.

That's the recipe for a hot and dead battery when you take it out of the bag.

I had that with MacBooks and Windows laptops alike.

Re: Linux on the Fujitsu Lifebook U729

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Post by as1mov »

jjice wrote: post #4

Tossing Linux on used enterprise laptops is maybe the best bang for your buck machine you can get. They're often time a great value and within three years old. Used multiple Thinkpads and Dells over the years that were fantastic and gotten sub $400. Things I learned to look out for: - Locked BIOS - Look into the manufacturer's repairability reputation. I replaced the entire keyboard on my ThinkPad X1 Carbon and it wa…

+1

This is my go to way of buying a new laptop. I've gone through 2 machines in the last 8 years (Dell 7270 and 7330). Both bought for Though now manufacturers are doubling down on soldered components, so buying a cheap machine and upgrading the components yourself is not really possible :(

Re: Linux on the Fujitsu Lifebook U729

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Post by makeitdouble »

haunter wrote: post #11
maelito wrote: post #2

Is there a good linux ARM laptop, fanless ?

You won't find anything like the Macbook Air M1 in build quality, display, and battery life Thinkpad X13s and T14s (both with Snapdragon) are the best closest alternative.

The M1 Air display being 2560x1600, it isn't that high of a bar to cross.

Surface Pro are 2880x1920, Asus’ pz13 series will be in the same ballpark. Getting Linux on them will be a bit more of a PITA, but you get the touchscreen and form factor to balance. Build quality will be basically on par with Apple, battery life should be taking a more serious hit (linux + smaller battery from the start)

Re: Linux on the Fujitsu Lifebook U729

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Post by jack_tripper »

baq wrote: post #27
jack_tripper wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How did you upgrade the soldered storage?

Take it to a shop which cnc mills the original one off and solders a compatible new one on. Maybe you can desolder the old one, but why bother.

Sounds easy. Why bother getting a laptop with replaceable storage anyway?

Re: Linux on the Fujitsu Lifebook U729

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Post by baq »

jack_tripper wrote: post #36
baq wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Take it to a shop which cnc mills the original one off and solders a compatible new one on. Maybe you can desolder the old one, but why bother.

Sounds easy. Why bother getting a laptop with replaceable storage anyway?

Apple doesn't sell one for any price, so if you want Apple hardware, that's what you get. They objectively make the best laptop hardware package unless you value upgradeability over performance or build quality, which most people also very objectively don't.

Re: Linux on the Fujitsu Lifebook U729

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Post by ajsnigrutin »

gear54rus wrote: post #29
Avamander wrote: post #12

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> Things I learned to look out for: Don't buy any recent Intels. Some Intel ThinkPads have accelerometers built-in just to throttle your PC to oblivion when it moves. Basically unusable in any moving vehicle such as a train. It's basically anti-portability baked-in. When it doesn't throttle, it just has abysmal battery life compared to AMD Ryzen ThinkPads of the same generation. Both lose horribly to Apple's ARM chip…

> Some Intel ThinkPads have accelerometers built-in just to throttle your PC to oblivion when it moves Wtf? That sounds crazy, any sources?

They don't want you to burn your testicles when keeping it in your lap.

https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/pubs/x1e_p1_gen5/html/htm...

> The Cool and Quiet on lap feature helps cool down your computer when it becomes hot. Any extended contact with your body, even through clothing, could cause discomfort. If you prefer using your computer on the lap, it is recommended that you enable the Cool and Quiet on lap feature in UEFI BIOS:

(it can be disabled on this laptop)

more: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1416567/disable-lap-mode-on-...

Re: Linux on the Fujitsu Lifebook U729

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Post by dcminter »

jjice wrote: post #4

Tossing Linux on used enterprise laptops is maybe the best bang for your buck machine you can get. They're often time a great value and within three years old. Used multiple Thinkpads and Dells over the years that were fantastic and gotten sub $400. Things I learned to look out for: - Locked BIOS - Look into the manufacturer's repairability reputation. I replaced the entire keyboard on my ThinkPad X1 Carbon and it wa…

I swapped the keyboard on my wife's X1 and man, they are so fiddly to get to these days. It used to be a 2 minute job but I think this took me nearly 2 hours! I had to remove practically everything to get to it.

Still happy with the result and I agree that 2nd hand business machines give great bang-for-buck. I adore my beater Dell Latitude for example.

Re: Linux on the Fujitsu Lifebook U729

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Post by swinglock »

gear54rus wrote: post #29
Avamander wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Things I learned to look out for: Don't buy any recent Intels. Some Intel ThinkPads have accelerometers built-in just to throttle your PC to oblivion when it moves. Basically unusable in any moving vehicle such as a train. It's basically anti-portability baked-in. When it doesn't throttle, it just has abysmal battery life compared to AMD Ryzen ThinkPads of the same generation. Both lose horribly to Apple's ARM chip…

> Some Intel ThinkPads have accelerometers built-in just to throttle your PC to oblivion when it moves Wtf? That sounds crazy, any sources?

This used to be a feature to protect spinning hard drives. Why this would exist today and why it would throttle anything is bizarre.
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