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Would be nice if FreeSync was supported on the panel. Seems to be a rarity in laptops, I wonder why that is
Well I am hoping to get one of those laptops in a few years when I go to college (since, obviously, I can’t carry my PC around)
I’d love to see one of these that’s more affordable. All these “linux laptop” companies seem to charge huge amounts, when I could just as easily get a windows laptop and install linux on it instead.
What’s your price point? Star Labs used to have a low-price-point model that had fabulous specs for the price, and PINE64 still has their 64-bit ARM laptop for an inflation-adjusted $219 with the 1080p display, nice chassis, and good keyboard, compared to PC laptops that cost twice as much.
They also pay their developers from it. TuxedoOS and PopOS don’t make themselves.
I bought an Acer Nitro a few years ago with Linux preinstalled for ~$650.
OK it was a joke Linpus installation without any working drivers or even a partition for the whole disk (I think I kept an image because it was so funny). But the laptop is decent on Arch (btw) for 2019 and still now.
Has a Ryzen 2500U, a RX560X, 8GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD.
Has since been upgraded with a second SSD and 16GB of RAM.You see that because Microsoft (and other software vendors) subsidizes the price of the hardware in exchange for being preinstalled.
That and economies of scale play a factor in this as well. Smaller companies like Tuxedo often have a difficult time sourcing components cheaply.
It’s scary to think that, to MS, one single user’s ad profile can be justified at a higher cost than an OEM’s cost of Windows Home ($40?)
Do you have a cite for that?
how come you can get identical models with FreeDOS installed cheaper than with windows?
False. They in fact pay Microsoft.
Correct. I remember it’s about $40 to $70 you get when you successfully return Windows without the laptop by declining the EULA.
They do make money on the preinstalled crapware though.
Small manufacturers can’t get bulk deals like larger companies can, and they don’t yet benefit from economies of scale. You’re paying boutique prices for boutique laptops.
A laptop with a mux switch but no freesync? What were they thinking?
Is there a US-based equivalent to find 100% amd linux laptops?
I have an Asus Strix Rog G15 advantage edition that’s all amd - windows pre install but that’s easily remedied