Looks like by next LTS (for kernel 6.10 and 6.11) we'll have some good support for these chips. I wonder if any OEMs will make any Linux laptops for us to buy.
There is the Huawei Qingyun. It's about 500-600 USD on Taobao
Upstreaming Linux kernel support for the Snapdragon X Elite
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#13This is very cool, sure the performance isn’t as good as Apple’s stuff but a reasonably performant processor with official Linux support is very cool
Laptops with this chip are not shipping yet, so it’s a bit early to judge performance.
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#14Looks like by next LTS (for kernel 6.10 and 6.11) we'll have some good support for these chips. I wonder if any OEMs will make any Linux laptops for us to buy.
There is the Huawei Qingyun. It's about 500-600 USD on Taobao
I wouldn't recommend Huawei for anything. Also Lenovo is a chinese company.
I think it's best to wait for System76 or someone like Asus to get there.
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
There is the Huawei Qingyun. It's about 500-600 USD on Taobao
I wouldn't recommend Huawei for anything. Also Lenovo is a chinese company. I think it's best to wait for System76 or someone like Asus to get there.
I used a Huawei laptop and it's great. Huawei's build quality is significantly better than Asus. Not Apple level, but maybe half way there. Lenovo is also pretty good in quality (depending on the model though). Asus laptops are either cheap plastic or extremely thin metal that flexes - even on top end models. They also have a bad track record with support for their Tinkerboards. Not sure how the country of origin matters
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
I wouldn't recommend Huawei for anything. Also Lenovo is a chinese company. I think it's best to wait for System76 or someone like Asus to get there.
I used a Huawei laptop and it's great. Huawei's build quality is significantly better than Asus. Not Apple level, but maybe half way there. Lenovo is also pretty good in quality (depending on the model though). Asus laptops are either cheap plastic or extremely thin metal that flexes - even on top end models. They also have a bad track record with support for their Tinkerboards. Not sure how the country of origin mat…
Technically they might be fine, but there are geopolitical reasons to avoid chinese products.
Re: Upstreaming Linux kernel support for the Snapdragon X Elite
#17This is very cool, sure the performance isn’t as good as Apple’s stuff but a reasonably performant processor with official Linux support is very cool
Laptops with this chip are not shipping yet, so it’s a bit early to judge performance.
There are some early benchmarks which put its performance behind iPad:
- Snapdragon X Elite (2,574 / 12,562)
- iPad M4 (3,630 / 13,060)
Re: Upstreaming Linux kernel support for the Snapdragon X Elite
#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
Laptops with this chip are not shipping yet, so it’s a bit early to judge performance.
There are some early benchmarks which put its performance behind iPad: - Snapdragon X Elite (2,574 / 12,562) - iPad M4 (3,630 / 13,060)
What benchmark is this? Geekbench?
Geekbench is notoriously inconsistent across platforms. Not saying the iPad chip isn't faster, but I wouldn't judge by Geekbench scores alone...
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
I wouldn't recommend Huawei for anything. Also Lenovo is a chinese company. I think it's best to wait for System76 or someone like Asus to get there.
I used a Huawei laptop and it's great. Huawei's build quality is significantly better than Asus. Not Apple level, but maybe half way there. Lenovo is also pretty good in quality (depending on the model though). Asus laptops are either cheap plastic or extremely thin metal that flexes - even on top end models. They also have a bad track record with support for their Tinkerboards. Not sure how the country of origin mat…
It's a moot point if they can't get access to the chips.
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#20I promise that for every one of these posts from me, I suppress the urge multiple other times. But it would be amazing to see things like this published as a Nix flake instead of some debian image chucked over the wall. Seeing the flake would be a definitive, at-a-glance, reference for what is upstream and what is being pulled from some BSP.