With a rather unassuming and plain case that doesn't give much away, the new TUXEDO Book XP14 is their smallest and lightest gaming notebook now available.
Coming with Intel Tiger Lake processors with either the Core i5-1135G7 or the Core i7-1165G7 it's backed up by their new Xe graphics, you can also upgrade it to have an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 if you want that extra bit of power for your gaming needs.
Not only does it have ample power, it also has a speedy 14" 120Hz screen along with a matte finish to help keep away as much glare as possible to be usable in various lighting conditions.
The included 49 Wh will give around 6 hours of usage according to what TUXEDO state, although that will obviously go down based on what you're doing with it. There's plenty more to appreciate with it, check out some specs:
| Processor | Intel Core i5-1135G7 (max. 4.2 GHz Quad-Core, 4 Cores / 8 Threads, 8 MB Cache, 28 W TDP) or upgrade to Intel Core i7-1165G7 (max. 4.7 GHz Quad-Core, 4 Cores / 8 Threads, 12 MB Cache, 28 W TDP) |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 | 96 Execution Units | Clockrates: 400 - 1300 (Boost) MHz or upgrade to NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 4 GB GDDR6 VRAM | TGP: 50 watts |
| RAM | DDR4 3200 MHz SoDIMM | Dual Channel | 2 sockets | max. 64 GB Base configuration: 8 GB (1x 8GB) 2666MHz CL19 Samsung |
| Storage | NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD Base configuration: 250 GB Kingston (NVMe PCIe), up to 2TB total |
| Available Ports | 1x Thunderbolt 4/USB-C 4.0 Gen3x2 (DisplayPort 1.4a, Power Delivery DC In*) 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 (DisplayPort: no, Power Delivery: no) 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen1 1x HDMI 2.0b (with HDCP) 1x 2-in-1 audio (headphone + mic) 1x RJ45 Port (LAN) 1x SD card reader 1x DC-In/power connection 6-in-1 Card reader (MMC / RSMMC / SD / mini SD / SDHC / SDXC) |
As usual for this company it comes as standard with TUXEDO_OS, which is based on the latest Ubuntu release with the Budgie desktop as the default. They do also offer it with a standard Ubuntu install.
Quite an affordable notebook too starting at €865.50. For the specifications, the compact size and having full Linux support out of the box from a known company it seems like an ideal machine. TUXEDO stated in their email that shipping is expected to begin at the end of December 2020.
Check out the TUXEDO Book XP14 here.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Quoting: CatKillerOnly in the Precision and XPS lineups I think.Quoting: damarrinI wish 16:10 screens would come back. :-(
Dells have 16:10 screens.
Last edited by tuubi on 12 December 2020 at 4:20 pm UTC
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Quoting: tuubiOnly in the Precision and XPS lineups I think.That seems likely. Plus their monitors. I was just saying that there are 16:10 options out there.
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Quoting: ageresQuoting: damarrinI wish 16:10 screens would come back. :-(Why? It's the worst ratio ever. I'm glad that it died.
I disagree, it’s much better than 16:9.
QuoteQuoting: damarrinthose screens should not exist.Why? The resolution is too high? Or too low? I have a laptop with an 11" screen and use no scaling at all.
Too high and too low all at the same time. Boggles the mind, I know.
I’m sitting in front of a 15” 1080p screen right now and it’s just about passable, but going lower makes the system unusable.
Last edited by damarrin on 12 December 2020 at 5:24 pm UTC
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Quoting: TuxeeQuoting: damarrinAnd the 1080p nonsense in 13-14-15" screens is baffling. Linux has no functional fractional scaling and those screens should not exist.
Care to elaborate? I have a 13.3" display with full HD resolution. Works perfectly ok.
Oh, I’m sure it works ok. What else should I elaborate on? Stuff is too small, that all there is to it.
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Quoting: CatKillerQuoting: damarrinI wish 16:10 screens would come back. :-(
Dells have 16:10 screens.
That is nice. I was talking about Linux only hardware vendors, however. All these 13, 14, 15 inch laptops they sell have 1080p screens.
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Quite disappointed to see all the Linux vendors still shipping Intel-powered laptops. 
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Quoting: omer666Quite disappointed to see all the Linux vendors still shipping Intel-powered laptops.
First, right now, there is no real supply for AMD see CPUs (see Tuxedo AMD laptops stocks). So it's Intel or nothing for now.
Second, Tiger lake is very cool, its graphics perf are real great (way better than AMD at least, and according to new AMD APUs spec, this will continue), and single core performance is good too. So why not sell both AMD and Intel ? If you need more parallel CPU power, AMD is better of course. But that is not the general case. Graphics is usually much more limiting for most "standard" workload like browsing or gaming. And Xe does allow you to game on an APU, which is insanely cool. On the opposite, if you need to do a lot of code compilation, hw simulation etc, then AMD is better. So, best is really to have the choice.
Third, Intel continues to be a massive contributor to Linux/Open Source so not biting the hand that feeds you might be a good idea.
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Quoting: damarrinThat is nice. I was talking about Linux only hardware vendors, however.Nonetheless, you can get a 16:10 laptop with Linux pre-installed from Dell. I agree that it would be better if other manufacturers could provide that as well.
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Quoting: 3zekielQuoting: omer666Quite disappointed to see all the Linux vendors still shipping Intel-powered laptops.
First, right now, there is no real supply for AMD see CPUs (see Tuxedo AMD laptops stocks). So it's Intel or nothing for now.
Second, Tiger lake is very cool, its graphics perf are real great (way better than AMD at least, and according to new AMD APUs spec, this will continue), and single core performance is good too. So why not sell both AMD and Intel ? If you need more parallel CPU power, AMD is better of course. But that is not the general case. Graphics is usually much more limiting for most "standard" workload like browsing or gaming. And Xe does allow you to game on an APU, which is insanely cool. On the opposite, if you need to do a lot of code compilation, hw simulation etc, then AMD is better. So, best is really to have the choice.
Third, Intel continues to be a massive contributor to Linux/Open Source so not biting the hand that feeds you might be a good idea.
I agree with you, what I meant is that almost all Linux laptops I see are on Intel CPUs, so there is almost no choice at the moment. Of course I'm still eyeing what Intel is doing, but at the moment I'd rather buy AMD.
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Quoting: damarrinI disagree, it’s much better than 16:9.Better in what? In videogames you get either a truncated image, or black borders on top and bottom. All videos are 16:9 now, so black borders again. When just using an OS and applications, there isn't much significant difference between 16:9 and 16:10.
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