[Solved] Sorry if this not related to this community because I don't know where to ask, but should I buy this laptop? and does it play nice with Linux.lemmy.caimage ColdWater ( @ColdWater@lemmy.ca ) Linux@lemmy.ml • edit-218 hours ago message-square27fedilinkarrow-up164
arrow-up164image[Solved] Sorry if this not related to this community because I don't know where to ask, but should I buy this laptop? and does it play nice with Linux.lemmy.ca ColdWater ( @ColdWater@lemmy.ca ) Linux@lemmy.ml • edit-218 hours ago message-square27fedilink
Price: 370$ Model: Asus ROG Strix G15 (G531GV) CPU: Intel I7 9th Gen GPU: Nvidia RTX 2060 6GB Ram: 16GB Storage: Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB (NVME)
minus-square helenslunch ( @helenslunch@feddit.nl ) linkfedilink8•18 hours agoWhat is “reasonably cheap”? My advice would be to buy something cheap. Then if you have extra cash, get yourself a desktop gaming PC. A laptop just has too many sacrifices. Low power, poor thermals, and high cost. Have you considered a Steam Deck?
minus-square ColdWater ( @ColdWater@lemmy.ca ) OPlinkfedilink2•14 hours agoSteamdeck is expensive like 2X the price, because they’re imported and not officially available in my country
minus-square helenslunch ( @helenslunch@feddit.nl ) linkfedilink1•8 hours agoI see. Can you get something with a relatively recent AMD APU? Like a 7840U or something? These are very similar to Steam Deck APU.
What is “reasonably cheap”?
My advice would be to buy something cheap. Then if you have extra cash, get yourself a desktop gaming PC. A laptop just has too many sacrifices. Low power, poor thermals, and high cost.
Have you considered a Steam Deck?
Steamdeck is expensive like 2X the price, because they’re imported and not officially available in my country
I see. Can you get something with a relatively recent AMD APU? Like a 7840U or something? These are very similar to Steam Deck APU.