I’m looking for a laptop to use while I’m away from home (Already have a desktop). My requirements are:
- Recent (Zen 3 or 4) 8-core CPU
- 16Gb RAM minimum
- RDNA 2 graphics at a minimum
- A non-gaming keyboard (no weird colored keys and RGB can be disabled)
- budget: $1200 or so
A discrete GPU isn’t necessary, but if do I get one, it might as well have 8Gb, so the 3050/3060/4050 are out. I’ll mostly use it for web browsing, video editing, light Blender use, and light gaming. Anything will be an upgrade over what I’m using now.
My primary choice right now: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-tuf-gaming-a16-16-165hz-gaming-laptop-fhd-amd-ryzen-7-7735hs-with-16gb-ddr5-memory-radeon-rx7600s-512gb-pcie-ssd-off-black/6535499.p?skuId=6535499
And the budget alternative: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-yoga-7-16-wuxga-2-in-1-touch-screen-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-7735u-16gb-memory-512gbssd-arctic-grey/6533951.p?skuId=6533951
Edit: using Kubuntu 😁
Any thoughts?
The main difference seems to be the GPU, where the Asus clearly win. They both seems good laptops from good quality manufacturers, even if I haven’t had the opportunity to try neither of them. What I can say you from my (very limited) experience is that Lenovo usually has good customer support and good compatibility with Linux, where for Asus I really don’t know. Maybe try looking online for how Asus (expeciall that model) is with linux instead of windows, and decide based on that?