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Re:Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen3 Review – with Linux by raffraffraff on Monday May 02, 2022 @04:13AM (#31232525)
Why does GPU get a green dot (ie: "good") if the reviewer opted for the non-NVIDIA model and doesn't require GPU for their workload? The biggest issue I had with the Gen2 (aside from the atrocious trackpad) was the fact that with the GPU enabled, battery life was miserable, with it disabled HDMI didn't work (no external monitor!) and switching modes required a restart of Xorg, unless you spend a week trying to figure out arcane bullshittery. I say this as a Linux veteran who currently runs MX Linux on a MacBook pro 2015: the gen2 was terrible for me.
Re:Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen3 Review – with Linux by narmontas on Monday May 02, 2022 @04:20AM (#31232565)
This choice of GPU (Intel) works with Linux perfectly, that's why it's a green dot.
Re:Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen3 Review – with Linux by raffraffraff on Monday May 02, 2022 @06:04AM (#31233150)
Good point. I never think of the integrated Intel version as "GPU".