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PayPalWhile today we had Slimbook offer up good value with their affordable Slimbook Essential, on the complete opposite end we have Tuxedo Computers with their monster TUXEDO Book XUX7.
This, Tuxedo said, is a "high-end desktop replacement". It's big and bulky, with a high price tag and the performance to back it up with ridiculous specifications. It's their new flagship gaming laptop coming in at 43.5 mm high and weighing 3.8 kg so it's certainly not light but not overly heavy - equivalent to a few bags of sugar over in the UK. This puts it at about the same weight as the System76 Bonobo WS. In fact, the shell even looks the same.
Ready to see the specifications? It's nuts:
| Screen | Full-HD (1920 x 1080) 240Hz IPS-Panel mat G-Sync Ultra-HD (3840 x 2160) 4K IPS-Panel mat G-Sync ( +250,00 EUR) |
| Processor (comet lake) | Intel Core i5-10500T (6x 2.3 - 3.8 GHz, 12 Threads, 12 MB Cache, 35 W TDP) Intel Core i5-10500 (6x 3.1 - 4.5 GHz, 12 Threads, 12 MB Cache, 65 W TDP) Intel Core i5-10700T (8x 2.0 - 4.5 GHz, 16 Threads, 16 MB Cache, 35 W TDP) Intel Core i7-10700 (8x 2.9 - 4.8 GHz, 16 Threads, 16 MB Cache, 65W TDP) Intel Core i7-10700K (8x 3.8 - 5.1 GHz, 16 Threads, 16 MB Cache, 125W TDP) Intel Core i9-10900T (10x 1.9 - 4.6 GHz, 20 Threads, 20 MB Cache, 35W TDP) Intel Core i9-10900 (10x 2.8 - 5.2 GHz, 20 Threads, 20 MB Cache, 65W TDP) Intel Core i9-10900K (10x 3.7 - 5.3 GHz, 20 Threads, 20 MB Cache, 125W TDP) |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Refresh | 8GB GDDR6 VRAM NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER | 8GB GDDR6 VRAM NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER | 8GB GDDR6 VRAM |
| RAM | 8GB 2666MHz Samsung Up to 128 GB (4x 32GB) 3200MHz CL22 Samsung |
| Storage | 250 GB Samsung 860 EVO (M.2 SATAIII) up to 2TB 250 GB Samsung 970 EVO Plus (NVMe PCIe) up to 2TB 512 GB Samsung 970 PRO (NVMe PCIe) or 1024 GB Samsung 970 PRO (NVMe PCIe) + space for 4 drives total |
Once again though, they're making the huge mistake of having the base configuration at 8GB RAM. For something like this, RAM that low really shouldn't even be an option so people don't end up with it even by accident. Don't expect a long battery life with it either, they mentioned the "deliberate avoidance of NVIDIA Optimus" so expect only a couple of hours out of it.
You can have it pre-installed with either their own-brand TUXEDO_OS 20.04 based on Ubuntu that has the Budgie desktop, standard Ubuntu 20.04 or Windows. You also get their special TUXEDO Control Center to control the fan behaviour and you can get the keyboard customised to quite a few different language layouts with their 'TUX' super key (instead of the old Windows key).
The price? A little eye-watering at €2,391.17. Probably quite a niche market for that but nice to have options.
You can find it here, looks like actual stock becomes available in October.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Arehandoro Sep 16, 2020
Wish i was rich so i could indulge on things like this.
Quoting: Purple Library GuyIt's cool, but at that point why "replace"? Why not just have a desktop computer?
Maybe people with tiny houses want something like this
Last edited by bruno.tux on 16 September 2020 at 5:17 pm UTC
Quoting: Purple Library GuyIt's cool, but at that point why "replace"? Why not just have a desktop computer?
Perhaps you have more than one desk that you work at, or no regular desk.
JSVRamirez Sep 16, 2020
Quoting: CatKillerQuoting: Purple Library GuyIt's cool, but at that point why "replace"? Why not just have a desktop computer?
Perhaps you have more than one desk that you work at, or no regular desk.
Something like this would be perfect for my wife's work machine. She is an artist and does a lot of graphic design for proofs/mockups of crafted products. While, during the day, she works at a desk, in the late afternoons and evenings, she works from the sofa.
Kimyrielle Sep 16, 2020
Quoting: JSVRamirezQuoting: CatKillerQuoting: Purple Library GuyIt's cool, but at that point why "replace"? Why not just have a desktop computer?
Perhaps you have more than one desk that you work at, or no regular desk.
Something like this would be perfect for my wife's work machine. She is an artist and does a lot of graphic design for proofs/mockups of crafted products. While, during the day, she works at a desk, in the late afternoons and evenings, she works from the sofa.
4 kilos is not something you want balance on your lap while relaxing on a sofa. This is something that has to sit firmly on a desk. It is actually heavier than my ITX board in its 20x20x30cm case. Granted, it comes with a display, but still...
(posted from my Lenovo Thinkpad weighing 1.3 kilos resting on my legs.)
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