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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (3 children)

So I haven't been keeping up with computer hardware stuff in quite some time, and I've actually been looking into getting a laptop for gaming. Yes I know, desktops are superior in every way, except the one that matters most to me. Portability.

So really, what are my choices for non-nvidia devices? It seems like every laptop I see is geared for intel/Nvidia for c/gpu with only a couple offering amd/Nvidia instead.

What are some good places to look for things other than Intel and nvidia?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I've had my eye on the Framework 16 and it has an option for an AMD processor and dedicated graphics card.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Well that's pretty awesome!

Unfortunately also about $1000 more than what I was looking to spend, but still. Awesome anyway. Do they ever go on sale?

I hope they're still around next time I want to upgrade!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I know your pain! (Cries in Nvidia laptop) when i bought mine i literally couldn't find a laptop with AMD graphics in my region.

There is some hope these days. In addition to the previously mentioned Frameworks laptop, there's also this TUXEDO Sirius 16 - Gen1. (Tuxedo is a German company specializing in Linux-compatible computers). It might not be exactly what your looking for, but AMD graphics laptops are so few and far between I thought I should put it out there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

cries in 2015 acer aspire with GeForce 940m

The price wasn't as bad as I was expecting, even with the exchange rate.

As much as I'm all for the "lol get Linux" memes, I don't know the first thing about Linux, and prefer to debload windows. It sounds kind of dumb and circuitous, but literally everything I do is geared to windows. I wouldn't even know where to start to move everything over to Linux/win11 vm (which I did notice they'll preload for an extra 150 which is neat)