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Linux support is coming to Snapdragon X2 series

625 points · 273 comments · aaronday

  1. modeless · · focus · HN ↗
    I think a lot of people don't realize the level of performance Qualcomm has reached with these. This is the closest competition to Apple's M series that we have, for the laptop form factor at least. They are better than Intel and AMD's best. I'd love to buy an X2 laptop with Linux preinstalled and supported.
    1. purpleidea · · focus · HN ↗
      I'd buy one because I want a Lenovo Thinkpad with an onboard ethernet port and really good battery life for Linux.
      1. ezst · · focus · HN ↗
        T14 gen7?
        1. purpleidea · · focus · HN ↗
          Nah, I want serious all-day battery life.
          1. ezst · · focus · HN ↗
            Notebookcheck¹ measured 17.5h of wifi+websurfing battery life and 12.5h at 500+ nits, how long are the days on your planet effectively?

            Also, that's on Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450, you might be getting even more out of the Panther Lake alternative.

            ¹ <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.notebookcheck.net&#x2F;Excellent-business-laptop-with-64-GB-RAM-Lenovo-ThinkPad-T14s-Gen-7-AMD-Review.1328170.0.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.notebookcheck.net&#x2F;Excellent-business-laptop-with...

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