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AMD GPU laptop - UK? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 6 months ago by Tundra@sh.itjust.works to c/amd@lemmy.ml

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Other than framework (out of stock) does anyone know of a good linux gaming laptop with a dedicated AMD GPU? (equivalent to 3060 or more) that I can buy in the UK?

any help would be appreciated- these seem to be rare.

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[–] jakemehoff11@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Unless you can get one custom built, about the only option outside the Framework is an Asus Tuf A16(Win11) from 2023 with a possible best configuration of 7940HS and Radeon 7700S.

There's a Chinese metamechbook01 that has a 7600XT(possibly slightly faster than the 7700S), but I've never seen it for sale anyplace reputable. Could be time to stop beating the dead horse.

Outside of iGPUs, AMD's been absolutely massacred for 10+ years by nVidia. It's the sad reality we have. That said, the open source nVidia drivers aren't shit anymore.

[–] Tundra@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

The TUF A16 will do nicely, thank you.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

AMD AI Framework 13s are 1-3 weeks. 7000 series are within 5 days, but that's because they're selling old stock to clear. 16s are 1-3 weeks too.

I would really call that "sold out". That's just built to order and shipped from Taiwan which is what a smaller firm will do.

[–] Tundra@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Its the 16 I would be interested in - and yeah I should of said "out of stock" I guess?

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 points 6 months ago

It's normal. They're a small company that offers a customisable product. They can't afford to have all the different options pre-built. So they build to order from the standard parts. That takes a little time. Somebody has to put the bits in a chassis, make sure it all works together, and if you're doing the DIY version, remove the bits you're not taking from them, and then ship it to you.

They're never going to be a brand you just buy off the shelf.