HarryLime [any]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 month agoHi Hexbear, I want to get an inexpensive laptop and run linux on it. What would you recommend?message-squaremessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up146arrow-down1message-squareHi Hexbear, I want to get an inexpensive laptop and run linux on it. What would you recommend?HarryLime [any]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square24fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareskeletorsass [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month agoDo not buy Nvidia. No matter what. The driver is bad.
minus-squareroux [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoThe FOSS driver is bad but their distro specific drivers are usually ok. Their drivers from their site are usually straight up fucked. But with that said, I’d go with AMD if it’s an option. I got a 3080 and it works great except for occasional v-sync issues on some Unity based games.
Do not buy Nvidia. No matter what. The driver is bad.
The FOSS driver is bad but their distro specific drivers are usually ok. Their drivers from their site are usually straight up fucked.
But with that said, I’d go with AMD if it’s an option.
I got a 3080 and it works great except for occasional v-sync issues on some Unity based games.