I went back to #Windows for now you guys. I just can't. Every. Single. #Linux. Distro. has some kind of hardware issue. First it was the sound not adjusting with the GNOME volume slider. Then it was packages not being available in rpm or flatpak, and I'd have to spend forever finding a tutorial to compile from source. Then it was firefox having video stutter issues. Then I switch to Mint and I can't adjust screen brightness for no reason.
Constant headaches. Windows just works.
all that and Linux SUCKS for laptop battery life. It halved my battery no matter the distro.
There are only 2 entries in the linux hardware database and one has a failing graphics card. The one where everything supposedly works is Manjaro.
Can’t say anything about battery-life for that one. I only know that Tuxedo Computers make good linux laptops and provide a control center that allows limiting CPU frequency and fan activity. They have laptops with 8h battery life for normal office work.
In the future though, don’t get anything with NVIDIA in it if you want to use Linux. You have been warned.
What model of laptop is this?
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/6533954.p
I’ve had great success with Pop_OS! and hybrid graphics on my laptop (RYZEN 6800H/RTX 3070). If its related to the high power gpu not swithing at all.
The Nvidia iso might be worth a try.
https://pop.system76.com/
For those that don’t want to click through:
Lenovo - Slim Pro 7 14" 90Hz 2.5K Touch-Screen Laptop -AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 with 16GB Memory - 512GB SSD - Storm Grey
Model:83AX0000USSKU:6533954
I’ll have to give Pop OS a try when I’m ready to jump back in.
Zorin better
NVIDIA graphics card: RIP
There are only 2 entries in the linux hardware database and one has a failing graphics card. The one where everything supposedly works is Manjaro.
Can’t say anything about battery-life for that one. I only know that Tuxedo Computers make good linux laptops and provide a control center that allows limiting CPU frequency and fan activity. They have laptops with 8h battery life for normal office work.
In the future though, don’t get anything with NVIDIA in it if you want to use Linux. You have been warned.
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