1y ago

Put it off too long. Here's to my final laptop purchase 🍻

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Here's what I got and why:
CPU: Ryzen™ 7 7840HS - I could have gotten the more expensive one, but based on the Framework forums, they seem identical. If I want a better CPU later, I'll buy one that actually has a performance boost
RAM: DDR5-5600 - 32GB (2 x 16GB) - I don't need 64GB (current system is 32GB and never had any issues). Also heard that more RAM = more time to go to sleep and wake up. Reason I went for two, 16GB sticks instead of one 32GB stick is in my mind - 2 RAM sticks can send memory faster than 1 stick, ya? (Who knows, but yolo)
Storage: WD_BLACK™ SN850X NVMe™- M.2 2280 - 2TB - I'm perpetually at 1TB on my current laptop, so 2TB sounds good. I cba to deal with a secondary drive
Expansion Bay Module: Graphics Module (AMD Radeon™ RX 7700S) - Nobrainer, let's play some games!
Expansion Cards: DisplayPort (2nd Gen) - 🖕 HDMI. 3 x USB-A so I can plug in mouse/keyboard/headphones. 2 x USB-C so I can plug in a charger and future-proof for the world of USB-C dominance
- I ask the most important question:
  Which Linux Distribution are you gonna use?
  And before you answer: There are wrong answers 🤪
  
  Prolly Arch with XFCE 🤪. Imo there's no "wrong" Linux distro, thanks to things like Flatpaks they're mostly all the same
  
  Arch is the correct answer 😜
  
  Are you saying I shouldn't have installed Hannah Montana?
  
  😂
  
  Am curious about this too!
- Reason I went for two, 16GB sticks instead of one 32GB stick is in my mind - 2 RAM sticks can send memory faster than 1 stick, ya? (Who knows, but yolo)
  I think this is what you're referring to
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-channel_memory_architecture
  I don't have the experience to confirm if your hardware can take advantage of that, but maybe?
  With a TDP of 35 W, the Ryzen 7 7840HS consumes only little energy. AMD's processor supports DDR5 memory with a dual-channel interface.
  https://www.techpowerup.com/cpu-specs/ryzen-7-7840hs.c3033
  Downside being that it's harder to upgrade to 64Gb later on if you only have two slots.
  Anyways congrats!
  
  Downside being that it’s harder to upgrade to 64Gb later on if you only have two slots.
  Not harder, just more expensive. 😂

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