[Discuss] Think I need a new computer

[richard.pieri at gmail.com (Rich Pieri)]

On Sat, 15 Jun 2024 12:38:39 -0700
Kent Borg <kentborg at borg.org> wrote:

> Do I want an AMD Ryzon 7040 or an Intel i5-1340P? Is one better
> better supported for Linux for these days??

I say go all in with Ryzen w/ AMD graphics.

I tried Tumbleweed on my old Razer Blade 15 (2019) and it runs fine but
dealing with the nVidia drivers is a pain. And I wanted something
lighter and more portable and not needing a 2 pound power brick so I
picked up a ASUS Zenbook 15 OLED earlier this year: Ryzen 7 7735U w/
Radeon 680M integrated. It's been really good for the five or six
months I've been using it. Not having to deal with binary blobs and
Optimus switching is a huge win in my book. And the 680M is a step up
from Intel Xe Max.

Bonus for the ASUS kit: everything works out of the box with Tumbleweed:
WiFi, Bluetooth, audio, all of the keyboard Fn sequences for things
like brightness and volume controls.

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