FRAMEWORK 16: an almost perfect Linux laptop : linux

[–] GhiLA@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

It's no t420, but... it'll do. sigh I guess.

[–] amon@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

bro get a w520 it's almost the same but bigger and with a discrete gpu, and a fingerprint reader that works on linux.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Wish this wasn't a video

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 38 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Someone made great content. They put in the time and effort, they chose a non-Google platform, they even posted it in multiple Fediverse platforms.

What's more, the entire video content, with timestamps, is readable in-description, because they must have realized people like yourself prefer that sometimes, you just didn't take the time to look.

Maybe you should write some long-form articles yourself?

[–] bitcrafter@programming.dev 5 points 10 hours ago

What’s more, the entire video content, with timestamps, is readable in-description, because they must have realized people like yourself prefer that sometimes, you just didn’t take the time to look.

The full description is hidden by default in the link to the video above. To expand it, you have to click on "Show More", but the only text that is visible is:

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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I do write articles about things I'm passionate about, thanks.

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Hard agree

[+] ComradeMiao@lemmy.dbzer0.com -38 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I hear these suck. No battery life and bad cooling.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 32 minutes ago (1 children)

They have their shortcomings but it's all worth it to have pro-sumer hardware, in my opinion. I just can't bear to give my money to consumer-hostile companies anymore.

[–] ComradeMiao@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 23 minutes ago (1 children)

True, that’s why I mostly buy used. I can’t see myself buying any electronic new except for important main computer or server parts

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 20 minutes ago (1 children)

Buying used is not as bad but still supports the resale value of consumer-hostile devices, which indirectly supports their new value.

[–] ComradeMiao@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 18 minutes ago (1 children)

I buy from a local electronic recycler, I highly doubt there is any downside from them saving stuff from being thrown away

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 10 minutes ago (1 children)

They wouldn't save it from being thrown away if people like you weren't buying them.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to say its bad, just that buying from consumer-friendly companies as new is still better, in my opinion.

[–] ComradeMiao@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 minutes ago

They literally take apart the electronics and recycle all the valuable parts. Why’re you arguing with me over something you don’t understand?

[–] trevor@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

There's plenty of cooling capability. This thing has two fans that can get to sounding like a jet engine if it gets that hot. And it's ventilated enough that it actually cools it down.

If anything, it's loud as hell under heavy load, but cooling isn't a problem either.

[–] bitcrafter@programming.dev 6 points 9 hours ago

So in short, they do not suck so much as blow?

[–] GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If it's loud as hell, doesn't that mean cooling IS a problem? You shouldn't need twin jet engines to cool a laptop.

[–] trevor@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Under heavy load. If you saturate any CPU and GPU, you're going to have it heat up quickly, and depending on your cooling profile, your fans will ramp up.

What the noise actually says is that the fans make noise, and the laptop body doesn't do much to dull the noise.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

Cooling efficiency IS a thing...

[–] meekah@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

No, that means it's loud as hell. I'd only consider cooling a problem once thermal throttling comes into play.

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Mine is awesome

Battery life was shit at the start, but now it's pretty reasonable. Can't tell for sure what the difference is. I'm just starting to investigate again, after all the pre Christmas stress is over

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I use mine almost entirely plugged in (with the 80% battery limiter on in the BIOS)... Any idea if I'm killing the battery life by doing this?

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 1 points 8 hours ago

Doing pretty much exactly the same thing, to not wear the battery down

As far as I know having them permanently on 100% is bad