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The original was posted on /r/amdlaptops by /u/tookmeonehour on 2023-09-04 18:55:39.
Hello, I need to buy a new laptop for software development.
What I’d like to have is:
- Decent panel: 16x10 FHD IPS is fine but I’d say at least 400nits with 100% sRGB
- Ryzen 7 7840u/7840hs
- 32gb of RAM at least (if not upgradable, 64gb)
- Good battery life (6 hours would be enough)
I would like to use the laptop standalone and sometimes with a monitor as well, so I’m not into 14" panels honestly.
As far as I know, the only laptops that respect these requirements are the P16s Gen 2 AMD, but I’m not sure if it will work fine on Linux as there were problems with the Gen 1… (wake from sleep, wifi and Bluetooth issues) and Framework 16, but I need the laptop in less then 2 months so I cannot wait 2024 as of now (the laptop also drains a lot of battery when in idle because of the expansion cards, that’s a problem for me because I put to sleep the laptop overnight and I don’t want it to be dead the next morning)
If you think this would be an overkill for a software development laptop please tell me what other options I could go for. After reading about the efficiency of AMD CPUs both on battery and fan noise, I would like to try it out and not go for Intel honestly…
Ideally I would keep the laptop for at least 5 years. The stuff that I would do with the laptop is: docker containers, compiling code, lots of tabs open, db related stuff, IDEs,… No need for a dedicated GPU as I’m not into gaming (I would actually like to avoid it at all, it would only consume battery for no reason).
Thank you for any suggestions.