I want to buy a laptop for a few purposes, not my main laptop:

  • Use it to run !localllama@sh.itjust.works stuff and Stable Diffusion.

  • Use it for games downloaded from repack sites. So for these two, it would need a decent GPU.

  • I would like to pull out the WiFi card. I have offline computers and online computers. No need for this to use the internet.

  • I would probably dual-boot Windows and Linux, or else have it boot Windows and use a live USB when I want Linux

Thank you all.

Money is no object.

  • ghoti@lemmy.world
    41·
    3 months ago

    Been loving my Framework laptop 16 - customizable with easy access to the WiFi card. Can upgrade it over time too as parts come out! Buy your own storage and RAM, cheaper than from their website.

    Been daily driving it for a few months with few issues on Arch, and officially supports Fedora and Ubuntu.

    • Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      It looks like Framework only offers entry-level Radeon GPUs.

      If you want to do GPU compute in a laptop and money is no object, something from Lenovo’s Legion series of gaming laptops is probably a good choice. You can get one with an RTX 4090 in it, and the series (or many models of it, at least) appears to have reasonably good Linux support. (Disclaimer: I’ve never used one.)

      • wellDuuh@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        appears to have reasonably good Linux support.

        Linux user for over 7 years, NixOS user for 2 years. Currently using HP Zbook 15 G3.

        Can confirm, Nvidia experience in linux environment is S#!T in today’s standards.

        Random crashes everywhere! Everytime I do serious stuff (which is most of the time) I disable discrete graphics on BIOS Setup.

        Back to you Raedon and Iris XE Graphics

  • chirospasm@lemmy.ml
    1·
    3 months ago

    Thinkpads – a laptop with a rich history of Linux use – can be bought with an integrated 4090. The ThinkPad P1 Gen 6 can be configured with an i9, plenty of flexibility for drive space and RAM, and an RTX 4090. It’ll run you, even used, around $3k to $4k, which is the equivalent of a desktop replacement. But it’ll be pretty doggone compatible with any Linux distro you’d like.