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Pangolin – Mobile AMD laptop with Ryzen CPU and Radeon graphics

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Post by bananicorn » Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 3:15 PM UTC

Pangolin – Mobile AMD laptop with Ryzen CPU and Radeon graphics
system76.com

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Post by bgorman » Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 3:58 PM UTC

Shipping 1080p panels in a high end laptop was a non-starter in 2016.

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Post by neogodless » Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 4:01 PM UTC

bgorman wrote: post #2

Shipping 1080p panels in a high end laptop was a non-starter in 2016.

I prefer them. Either my opinion is wrong, or your blanket statement is wrong.

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Post by apahwa » Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 4:03 PM UTC

neogodless wrote: post #3

bgorman wrote: post #2

Shipping 1080p panels in a high end laptop was a non-starter in 2016.

I prefer them. Either my opinion is wrong, or your blanket statement is wrong.

why do you prefer 1080?

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Post by bluedino » Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 4:04 PM UTC

bgorman wrote: post #2

Shipping 1080p panels in a high end laptop was a non-starter in 2016.

Not such a big deal because highdpi is finnicky in Linux in 2021 (as long as it is a high-quality panel). Lenovo has shipped some atrocious 1080 panels in the past.

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Post by kensai » Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 4:04 PM UTC

neogodless wrote: post #3

bgorman wrote: post #2

Shipping 1080p panels in a high end laptop was a non-starter in 2016.

I prefer them. Either my opinion is wrong, or your blanket statement is wrong.

Sometimes I wish there was the possibility to see the exact number of upvotes or downvotes a response got here in HN in order to settle the numbers of such opinions (pro and contra).

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Post by sagolikasoppor » Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 4:04 PM UTC

bgorman wrote: post #2

Shipping 1080p panels in a high end laptop was a non-starter in 2016.

Totally disagree, you won't see much of a difference in such a small screen anyway and the battery life is way better.

I have a 4k monitor on my laptop but I regret that choice.

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Post by mattl » Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 4:05 PM UTC

I like my System76 desktop but I've had plenty of issues with their laptops, and I really dislike a numpad on a laptop.

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Post by geophile » Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 4:05 PM UTC

I have a 2-yeard old Darter Pro, which has an Intel CPU. Love it, great laptop.

Can someone comment on the pros and cons of the Ryzen CPU? Wondering how to compare the new machine to the Intel-based System76 laptops.

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Post by unethical_ban » Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 4:05 PM UTC

neogodless wrote: post #3

bgorman wrote: post #2

Shipping 1080p panels in a high end laptop was a non-starter in 2016.

I prefer them. Either my opinion is wrong, or your blanket statement is wrong.

I'll play this game. Reasons to like lower resolution screens:

  * Concerns about power
  * Concerns about HiDPI issues / fractional scaling, esp. with Linux
  * Likes seeing pixels
  * Price