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1. flakiness · 1790206700 · focus · HN ↗

   If the upstream is properly done (that is a big if), this can be a go-to choice for the Linux laptop because it has much smaller config variations compared to Intel-based laptops: Everything from wifi (and even modem?), to audio, to camera ISP is included in the single SoC. If it works it works.

   1. jordand · 1790207107 · focus · HN ↗

      People have had a lot of issues with drivers and locked-down firmware on Snapdragon devices, so even with official Linux support for the chipset, the devices themselves could still be a nightmare to get working.

      1. pixl97 · 1790212857 · focus · HN ↗

         I wonder how long someone can spend a pile of tokens and start shredding these firmwares down to their actual instructions/code.

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