Hi all,
We are purchasing a new laptop for a new employee.
We'll be booting directly into bios, changing settings as required, and installing linux immediately (either Fedora or POP).
However, we've only ever run intel machines.
Does anyone know if this could potentially cause any issues? We want a set and forget experience (have had that with intels).
System specs for the Ryzen version
Processor AMD Ryzen™ 7 7735U Processor (2.70 GHz up to 4.75 GHz) Operating System
Windows 11 Pro 64 (being removed immediately)
Graphic Card Integrated AMD Radeon™ 680M
Memory 16 GB DDR5-4800MT/s (SODIMM)(2 x 8 GB)
Storage 512 GB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe Gen4 TLC Opal
Display 14" WUXGA (1920 x 1200), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, 45%NTSC, 300 nits, 60 Hz
Camera 1080p FHD IR Hybrid with Microphone and Privacy Shutter
Battery 3 Cell Li-Polymer 47 Wh
AC Adapter / Power Supply 65W
Fingerprint Reader
Pointing Device Trackpad
Keyboard Backlit, Black - English (US)
WIFI Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 AX & Bluetooth® 5.1 or above
Colour Graphite Black
Weight 1.53kgs / 3.37lbs
Part Number: 21M3003DAU
I should add the intel version here for comparison, I feel it has a little more happening:
System specs:
Processor 13th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-1355U Processor (E-cores up to 3.70 GHz P-cores up to 5.00 GHz)
Operating System Windows 11 Pro 64
Graphic Card Integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Memory 16 GB DDR4-3200MHz(8 GB Soldered + 8 GB SODIMM)
Storage 512 GB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe Gen4 TLC Opal
Display 14" WUXGA (1920 x 1200), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, 45%NTSC, 300 nits, 60 Hz
Camera 1080p FHD RGB with Microphone and Privacy Shutter
Battery 3 Cell Li-Polymer 47 Wh
AC Adapter / Power Supply 65W
Fingerprint Reader
Pointing Device Trackpad
Keyboard Backlit, Black - English (US)
WIFI Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 2x2 AX & Bluetooth® 5.1 (Windows 10) or Bluetooth® 5.3 (Windows 11)
Colour Black
Weight 1.47kgs / 3.23lbs
Part Number: 21JK00P5AU
Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks so much! Torn on the intel VS the Ryzen
To explain why AMD is fine: Linux doesn't care about the brand, it just needs a chip that uses the x86 instruction set. This was Intel's invention and AMD occupies the niche of Intel's competitor. Intel is Coke, AMD is Pepsi, basically.
There are differences in the laptops themselves though. For example, last generation thinkpads did not support S3 sleep for AMD models only.
My p14s AMD gen 4 (same as T14) does in the bag after a few days, because it only supports "modern standby". I wish I got an Intel model just for that.
Hopefully we will see better support in the future. Other than that it works pretty well.