For people who have the need for something somewhat portable, with a lot of power, perhaps the TUXEDO Gemini 17 - Gen3 will be your next purchase. TUXEDO are saying this is a desktop replacement workstation, so if you're looking for something small and light this definitely isn't it.
The base configuration of the units comes with:
- Screen: WQHD (2560 x 1440) IPS matt | 240 Hz | 99% sRGB.
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX (16 Cores | 32 Threads | Max Boost 5.4 GHz | 85 W TDP).
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB.
- RAM: 16 GB (2x 8GB) DDR5 5600MHz Crucial.
- Storage: 500 GB Samsung 980 (NVMe PCIe 3.0).
- Keyboard: Backlit with TUX super-key.
- Connectivity: Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 (802.11ax | 2.4, 5 & 6 GHz | Bluetooth 5.3).
- Battery: 73 Wh battery.
- Operating System: TUXEDO OS, Ubuntu or Kubuntu (Windows 11 costs extra).
- 2 years warranty (Incl. parts, labour & shipping)
A slightly eye-watering price at 1699 EUR (includes tax if you're in Germany) and 1427 EUR for customers outside Europe (excluding tax). You can configure it higher too with up to 64GB RAM, NVIDIA 4070 and up to 2 x 4TB storage.
Plenty of ports including USB-A 3.2 Gen1 (5 Gbit/s), 2-in-1 audio jack (mic-in, headphone-out), USB-A 3.2 Gen2 (10 Gbit/s), USB-C 3.2 Gen2 (Hardwired to: iGPU | NO DisplayPort 1.4a | PowerDelivery DC-In | DC-Out: max. 15 Watt (5 V / 3 A)), Mini DisplayPort 1.4 (Hardwired to: dGPU | G-SYNC compatible), RJ45 1 Gbit LAN, HDMI 2.1 (Hardwired to: dGPU | G-SYNC | HDCP 2.3), Power plug (DC-In) and USB-C 3.2 Gen2 (Hardwired to: iGPU | DisplayPort 1.4a | NO PowerDelivery DC-In | DC-Out: max. 15 Watt (5 V / 3 A)).
I've no doubt some will think "what's the point, it's huge, buy a desktop!", but carrying around a monitor and tower aren't exactly realistic. For people who need the power and the portability of throwing it in a suitable bag, it's useful and with those high specs, it will last quite a long time to come.
Shipping for it begins mid-October.
See more on their website.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
ripper81358 Sep 17
The GPU in this configuration is indeed to weak and has not enough VRAM to make it futureproof. The choice for the CPU Modell on the other hand is a comprehensible one given the fact how poor the support for things like videoencoding / decoding is on Linux. Having a beefy CPU is far more essential on Linux then on Windows.
Personaly i never needed a Notebook to replace a desktopsystem because i always had both. My Notebook is used for Office and Web on the go. My desktop is at home doing the heavy lifting stuff like gaming and videoediting.
I got a Lenovo ThinkPad T15g Gen 2 two years ago. It wasn't cheap but it still holds and there are no flaws. Before that I've had a T530 for ten years. Only the NVidia chip died once and the motherboard had to be replaced.
Seriously... notebook makers need to stop putting 500GB of storage into a laptop and call it a day. This is pitiful. Considering the astronomical increase in game size, you can only install 2x 150GB games before it's full. And why pair such a weak GPU with such a powerful CPU? This laptop has so many weird design choices and the price is frankly insane.
I think because cutting down on storage is an easy way to save money without making the whole system look cheap to people who want a "Monster PC" and only play one or two games. It's been a trend for a while, and it usually works for the folks that aren't making YouTube videos or doing serious work. Well, "works" is being generous. You'll notice most prebuilts with these corners cut are gaming builds, office and regular boring home PCs usually are loaded with storage, 1TB or 2TB on average, more than that market ever really needs. In those cases, the storage is like a third of the cost of the computer assuming they didn't fish out an older hard drive.
1.5 grand is not a good price for a computer like this, even as a laptop. Having dogwater storage is maybe more acceptable for older laptops that were more modular and upgradable, but nowadays not so much. And you can get these parts in their fully-capable desktop forms for a little cheaper. The R&D and supply for the proprietary laptop bits does cost some so that's fair, but I don't think this laptop is special enough to warrant paying the pretty penny.
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