ColdWater to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-28 hours ago[Solved] Sorry if this not related to this community because I don't know where to ask, but should I buy this laptop? and does it play nice with Linux.imagemessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up154arrow-down1image[Solved] Sorry if this not related to this community because I don't know where to ask, but should I buy this laptop? and does it play nice with Linux.ColdWater to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-28 hours agomessage-square57fedilinkfile-text
Price: 370$ Model: Asus ROG Strix G15 (G531GV) CPU: Intel I7 9th Gen GPU: Nvidia RTX 2060 6GB Ram: 16GB Storage: Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB (NVME)
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down4·7 hours agoMy experience (and many others’) has been contradictory to yours. AMD, on the other hand, pretty much always works without any fuss because they release first-party open source drivers.
minus-squareSaveMotherEarthEDF@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·edit-26 hours agoDo you mean in terms of gaming? I admit that I don’t do much gaming on linux. Usually just development and browsing. I also use proprietary nvidia drivers if that makes a difference.
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My experience (and many others’) has been contradictory to yours. AMD, on the other hand, pretty much always works without any fuss because they release first-party open source drivers.
Do you mean in terms of gaming? I admit that I don’t do much gaming on linux. Usually just development and browsing.
I also use proprietary nvidia drivers if that makes a difference.
No.