I didn't even see the Gen2 release. I own the Gen1 after much consideration (and very nice community management from Tom over at the XMG Subreddit). I got it in December of 2021 for about 600 Euros. (Great Deal).

I know I am very susceptible to "the new shiny" and already have the itch to go for the Gen2 since it really brings some amazing improvements to the table. Mainly more external displays. The rest is nice to have (wouldn't have needed >60Hz panel to be honest). Oh and the Gen1 USB-C charging only works with a subset of all available USB-C chargers. Probably some kind of incompatibility with the IC on the motherboard. [1]

If you're thinking about getting it, I can (at least for Gen1) vouch for it.

To clarify: Tuxedocomputers is a subsidiary(?) of XMG/Schenker. Their "Pulse 15" is equivalent to Schenker's "Via 15 Pro".

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/XMG_gg/comments/jx3220/validated_us...

I also liked that they fixed the biggest niggles w/ Gen2 (higher DPI display, 2 x M.2 storage, DP1.4 w/ the USB-C - rare to see any OEM actually fix the shortcomings of the previous verson). If it were a Ryzen 6000, I'd almost definitely upgrade, however, per Tuxedo's announcement [1], the 35W 5700U (Lucienne, so Zen2, not even Zen3 core) basically just matches the 54W 4800H in performance - great from a noise/heat/power efficiency perspective, but sadly, a total sidegrade when it comes to perf.

"This way the 5700U reaches the already high-end performance from its AMD Ryzen 7 4800H-54-watts-equipped predecessor, but it comes with significantly better power efficiency, delivering on-par-performance with over 30% less power consumption!"

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/tuxedocomputers/comments/vrb1me/tux...

I agree that the Gen1 was one of the best Linux laptops around, and the Gen2 is an improvement in every way. My original review from 2y ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/AMDLaptops/comments/hunyv6/my_mechr...

Also, interesting about that charging chart. I was able to use basically every 65W and 100W USB-C charger I had (about 5 different ones over the years) and also 4 different 100W-capable batteries (Zendure SuperTank, SuperTank+, Baseus Blade, and Shargeek Storm 2) w/o problems (the SuperTank is listed as having issues). I wonder if some of the reported incompatibilities were due to bad USB-C cables...

The Tuxedo Pulse 2 looks amazing. They really addressed all of the complaints we had (purchased at the beginning of the year for our company).

I still have minor nitpicks with it, but those pale in comparison with the display port upgrade they did.

For me the worst on the Pulse is the battery. Had to change one after one year and the new one is losing charge at a seemingly higher pace than other machines. :(

I have a 2y old PF5NU1G (a second run Mechrevo CODE 01) as well, and the battery has decayed to ~73Wh (from a 91Wh original design). The one bright side is that the replacement battery, PFIDG-03-13-3S2P-0, seems to be pretty cheap ($60, shipped by boat from China) if you know you're going to stick to the same laptop for a while... https://www.aliexpress.com/i/3256803017144797.html