ARM64 Linux Workstation

Re:ARM64 Linux Workstation by AnthonyMouse on Saturday March 04, 2023 @02:20AM (#35018959)

The permutations don't really matter. If one machine has Broadcom wireless and Intel graphics and another has Qualcomm wireless and AMD graphics and they're both supported and then you come across one that has Broadcom wireless and AMD graphics, you already have the drivers for it.

The real trouble is that you get some wireless chip which isn't popular enough for anybody to reverse engineer it but the manufacturer didn't provide any documentation, so the driver for it sucks or doesn't exist.

There is plenty of well-supported hardware so the solution is, don't buy the bad one. But some poor sucker who already did and now they want to run Linux on it may have a bad time.

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Re:ARM64 Linux Workstation by qwytw on Saturday March 04, 2023 @03:12AM (#35019179)

But power management is still ussually subpar(compared to Windows) even on the well supported ones.

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Re:ARM64 Linux Workstation by LtdJorge on Saturday March 04, 2023 @07:30AM (#35020338)

Because Linux drivers don't implement as many features as their Windows counterparts, sadly.

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Re:ARM64 Linux Workstation by carlhjerpe on Saturday March 04, 2023 @08:38AM (#35020691)

I run a T14s with nixos. For me battery is never ever a problem, sure it runs out if I fall asleep and YouTube is autoplaying. But it lasts almost an entire workday in the couch, it's usbc powered so I can charge it a bit with my powerbank.

Just clearing some FUD if people consider Linux bad for everyday use, that's mostly shit if you run Wayland and like sharing your screen (Jitsi or obs+virtualcam works well too).

Edit: remember Android runs on the Linux kernel-ish

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