I bet you can only run Ubuntu and derivatives on this. As a die-hard Arch user Tuxedo is a bad choice.
As a happy Infinity Book 4 Arch user without any issues so far. Where were your problems?
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#32I bet you can only run Ubuntu and derivatives on this. As a die-hard Arch user Tuxedo is a bad choice.
Why do you say that? You can run whatever distribution you want, i run arch on a tuxedo laptop with no issue. Tuxedo laptops are not perfect but i find them a good choice for running Linux, whatever distribution you prefer.
What's not perfect about Tuxedo laptops? It's the first time I hear about these, and it seems they have a great spec/price ratio. This is definitely a brand I'd consider buying.
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#33No ECC RAM: don't care. It also doesn't say not soldered on RAM and SSD which means it probably is.
What's it with HN's obsession with ECC RAM? Also, doesn't DDR5 have built-in ECC? Also, the website talks about M.2 for the SSD form factor. M.2 describes a physical connector standard. I would imagine that's enough to imply that it's not soldered SSDs.
ECC RAM has its advantages but I agree it's not a must have for workstations. DDR5 has on-die ECC, which is basically controlled by the RAM itself and not everything around it like with regular ECC.
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#34I bet you can only run Ubuntu and derivatives on this. As a die-hard Arch user Tuxedo is a bad choice.
What makes you think so? Have you had or heard of someone having issues like that before?
FFIW, you could probably install Arch (from a TTY, like in the old days :p) with the an Ubuntu kernel and any firmware that was loaded-in at runtime from the stock installation-- I'm not convinced it would be neccessary, but Linux is Linux and (most) differences between (most) distributions are minor enough that someone who knows how to troubleshoot this sort of thing could factor them out.
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#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why do you say that? You can run whatever distribution you want, i run arch on a tuxedo laptop with no issue. Tuxedo laptops are not perfect but i find them a good choice for running Linux, whatever distribution you prefer.
What's not perfect about Tuxedo laptops? It's the first time I hear about these, and it seems they have a great spec/price ratio. This is definitely a brand I'd consider buying.
On mine (an aura 15 gen 2) the webcam and speakers are really not great. I don't mind as I knew that before buying it, so no disappointment.
On the plus side they really do support Linux, they provide a kernel module and control center app to control things like keyboard leds and power profiles, which does a good job. I find this quite good for a small company like Tuxedo.
I'm happy with my laptop and will consider Tuxedo again next time I need a computer, but I definitely advise to look at reviews beforehand.
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#36After I experienced ARM chips in macbooks x86 laptops are no more for me.
I wouldn’t be able to do it until Asahi Linux is totally done. Paying 1.5k for a laptop that doesn’t respect you is quite a big ask. They’d have to pay me to use Mac OS, as someone would have to pay me to use Windows. I’m glad these options exist such as Tuxedo.
Got a Mac for work. I’m sure I’m holding it wrong, but to me it just doesn’t measure up to Linux/Gnome. Of particular annoyance is that Mac will just ignore my scroll wheel input sometimes. I suspect it’s a heuristics thing aimed at trackpads. Lots of other small things where Mac doesn’t measure up. And Homebrew is inferior to most Linux package managers. Mac is very focused on the use-case of GUI-only, trackpad-only, no external monitor, unplugged usage. That’s fine, but it’s really not how I use computers.
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#37Not bad. But I wonder why they went for 7840HS, instead of the lower TDP 7840u. Spec wise this one is quite close to lenovo t14s/p14s gen 4, which can also be configured with a similar screen (there is also the yoga slim 7 gen 8, but it has a glossy screen).
This config is GPU-less so it has the thermal / power budget to handle it.
It's kind of meant as developer machine.
As far as I can tell the trend was first started by the Mechrevo code 01. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-4000-mechrevo-la... Which actually got a decent amount of press have some initial Twitter hype. Several other Clevo based brands followed like Tuxedo and XMG. Not sure that Clevo actually intended it as a dev focused config originally, but they definitely leaned into it with later revisions after they saw the enthusiasm.
Not for everyone, personally the Framework 16 appeals a lot more to me (I've preorded), but when I was in college the pure CPU maximization probably would have won me over.
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#38Not bad. But I wonder why they went for 7840HS, instead of the lower TDP 7840u. Spec wise this one is quite close to lenovo t14s/p14s gen 4, which can also be configured with a similar screen (there is also the yoga slim 7 gen 8, but it has a glossy screen).
It might come down to availability, although in general I prefer the higher wattage chips since they will usually have higher specced cooling and if you want to lower power consumption, you can use a tool like ryzenadj to lower power limits (but usually not increase power, which is usually hardware locked).
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't think price is the main issue for most people in tech
For many people in tech price of the new MacBook is greater than monthly net salary.
+ 1. to get a usable MBP spec (i.e. at least 1TB disk and 24GB RAM) you’re looking at a 2,689€ price tag here in Germany. Not an issue if it’s company provided, but outside, this is more than two months worth of rent and a substantial part of a post tax income of a software engineer in Germany.
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#40`var USB-C_charging = true;` in the screenshot isn't valid JavaScript.
The `else` badly wants to be in an expression-oriented language, too. JavaScript would be a strange choice for "fake code for marketing website" even if it was correct code...
You could start the "can I sell this with brainfuck?" challenge. Or k. K would be an interesting thing to see on a sales page.
Oh, wait, even better, every time the page loads in the code graphic swaps from one arcane language to another.