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Laptop recommendations? (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 days ago by Gonzako@lemmy.world to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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Hi!

I'm in the market for a new laptop and I'd like to consult with the community about what's being recommended on the year 2026.

This is a laptop that I intend to use for both playing games and using as a mobile coding platform so battery and horsepower are the main points that I'd take into consideration, prioritising battery power.

I do not care if it's otherwise bulky.

I am currently encountering issues with AMD hardware on my main machine so just having a guarantee that the hardware is not gonna flop on me would be a big plus.

All in all! Thanks for giving my post a read and any answer would be appreciated, specially in the 900€ range.

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[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The swappable GPU has been a let down for me. For ages no upgrades. Might just as well get the 13" and swap the main board every so often. There the upgrades were more frequent.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The main board switch is expensive and you won't touch the performance of a dGPU

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

The 16" dGPU "upgrade" is Nvidia shit.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

My Framework 16 is a year or two old at this point, but my dGPU is AMD

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

That's the old dGPU.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Call up AMD and tell them to release a mobile GPU

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Why would I? My argument is that their iGPUs are a better pick for notebooks.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

The 7700S is better