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Re: System76 AMD-Only Laptop Returns

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Post by somehnguy »

jesuscript wrote: post #92
coder543 wrote: post #16

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It is a 144Hz display, which makes it significantly more interesting than an average 1080p display. 60Hz just feels so stuttery these days. But, I agree that a higher resolution would be nice, and if I'm being completely honest... I would want OLED. Tons of affordable OLED laptops have come to market over the past year.

Why does 144hz matter to you if you aren't playing games? This is not a gaming machine. You absolutely will not notice the difference for non-gaming tasks between 60hz to 80hz/100hz/120hz/144hz/244hz.

I absolutely notice if my monitor runs at 60hz for whatever reason instead of 144hz, even while just doing desktop tasks. Have you used a 144hz screen for any significant period of time?

Re: System76 AMD-Only Laptop Returns

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Post by tormeh »

INTPenis wrote: post #187
lhl wrote: post #117

This might be the first Ryzen 6800U Linux laptop, which is cool, but it's a bit hard for me to get too excited about it... * One of the biggest selling points of Ryzen 6000 is the chip's USB4 support, but looks like the Pangolin won't have it. It also only has 1 USB-C port, which is a bit of a headscratcher in 2023. Does it support PD even? (Not mentioned) * 16:9 FHD display (no brightness specified) - high refresh i…

It might seem like nitpicking but I'm actually on your side here, as a consumer. It's been a struggle to find a 1440 AMD laptop, I have one that I'm happy with for travel. (Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon Gen 6) I also don't want it to be too big, for travel, so numpad is out for me. The Slim 7 feels like a toy, but it's actually just very, very light, and made of plastic. It creeks, yes, but it's very, very light. This is…

Tuxedo Computers sells the Pulse 15 with a centered keyboard, 1440p 165Hz screen, and AMD CPU+iGPU. Pretty nice laptop, except the integrated microphone is a bit shit.

Re: System76 AMD-Only Laptop Returns

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Post by inetknght »

quasarj wrote: post #173
inetknght wrote: post #138

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I'm not who you replied to, but: - typing numbers. - sometimes also: typing really long numbers - rarely, I'll use the numpad to hold my pinky finger. My control key, arrow key, and backspace key don't like this though. - I also use the +, -, and Enter keys too. - Asterisk is handy for multiplication. But slash is definitely not used ever. - Once in a while I might press the NumLock key. Usually it's pressed in pairs…

But how do you get over the embarrassment of how ugly your keyboard is? or how you have to type on the left side of it instead of the center?

> how do you get over the embarrassment of how ugly your keyboard is

Step 1: I don't get embarrassed by something that is functional.

Step 2. I don't get embarrassed by something that isn't ugly.

How do you get over the embarrassment of not being able to work and play as fast as the people who have a functional numpad?

Re: System76 AMD-Only Laptop Returns

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Post by ddejohn »

p1necone wrote: post #172
lhl wrote: post #117

This might be the first Ryzen 6800U Linux laptop, which is cool, but it's a bit hard for me to get too excited about it... * One of the biggest selling points of Ryzen 6000 is the chip's USB4 support, but looks like the Pangolin won't have it. It also only has 1 USB-C port, which is a bit of a headscratcher in 2023. Does it support PD even? (Not mentioned) * 16:9 FHD display (no brightness specified) - high refresh i…

On the screen - after using 3:2 and 16:9 laptops, I'll never go back to 16:9 again, so it's a definite deal breaker for me.

I absolutely cannot go back to 16:9 after the last few years with various 3:2 laptops. What's funny is that I rock a 32:9 for my desktop PC at home.

Re: System76 AMD-Only Laptop Returns

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Post by andreareina »

lhl wrote: post #117

This might be the first Ryzen 6800U Linux laptop, which is cool, but it's a bit hard for me to get too excited about it... * One of the biggest selling points of Ryzen 6000 is the chip's USB4 support, but looks like the Pangolin won't have it. It also only has 1 USB-C port, which is a bit of a headscratcher in 2023. Does it support PD even? (Not mentioned) * 16:9 FHD display (no brightness specified) - high refresh i…

I have a 14” QHD laptop (framework) and it’s really awkward without fractional scaling. I don’t know that 20-25% more screen space would really fix that.

Re: System76 AMD-Only Laptop Returns

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Post by colonwqbang »

somehnguy wrote: post #191
jesuscript wrote: post #92

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why does 144hz matter to you if you aren't playing games? This is not a gaming machine. You absolutely will not notice the difference for non-gaming tasks between 60hz to 80hz/100hz/120hz/144hz/244hz.

I absolutely notice if my monitor runs at 60hz for whatever reason instead of 144hz, even while just doing desktop tasks. Have you used a 144hz screen for any significant period of time?

Just go to a place where they sell iphones and compare the 60 Hz to the 120 Hz model. Open the settings menu and just scroll up and down. The difference is so very noticeable. I don't know why people try to claim that it's imperceptible, or that you can't tell the difference between a 1080p and 4K display.

Re: System76 AMD-Only Laptop Returns

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Post by lhl »

doublepg23 wrote: post #163
lhl wrote: post #117

This might be the first Ryzen 6800U Linux laptop, which is cool, but it's a bit hard for me to get too excited about it... * One of the biggest selling points of Ryzen 6000 is the chip's USB4 support, but looks like the Pangolin won't have it. It also only has 1 USB-C port, which is a bit of a headscratcher in 2023. Does it support PD even? (Not mentioned) * 16:9 FHD display (no brightness specified) - high refresh i…

I’m holding out hope on System76 designing truly custom hardware and we reach the fabled “MacBook of Linux” someday. As of now their Clevo rebadges don’t appeal to me, though their “custom” desktops do.

Star Labs is making what you're looking for with their StarFighter laptop, although you'll be paying MacBook Pro like pricing for it (and delivery would be in March at the earliest): https://us.starlabs.systems/pages/starfighter

Re: System76 AMD-Only Laptop Returns

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Post by noisem4ker »

AzzieElbab wrote: post #126
cevn wrote: post #101

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Fractional scaling is a 99% solved problem at least on KDE, even with Wayland it seems to work fine for me. Just a few apps are blurry which I don't use.

PopOs - System76 distro supports fractional scaling.

...the GNOME/Apple hacky way, that is rendering at an integer multiple and then downscaling as needed. It works, but it's not optimal, and won't ever be as sharp as it could be.

Re: System76 AMD-Only Laptop Returns

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Post by aqfamnzc »

ddejohn wrote: post #194
p1necone wrote: post #172

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On the screen - after using 3:2 and 16:9 laptops, I'll never go back to 16:9 again, so it's a definite deal breaker for me.

I absolutely cannot go back to 16:9 after the last few years with various 3:2 laptops. What's funny is that I rock a 32:9 for my desktop PC at home.

Why is 3:2 better?
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