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[–] ThermoToaster@exng.meme 26 points 5 months ago

Still waiting for Framework to announce a motherboard with Snapdragon X.

[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 23 points 5 months ago (2 children)

there’s been a lot of concern that Snapdragon X-based PCs might be locked down to Windows, and while it remains unclear just how easy it will be to install a GNU/Linux distribution on a Snapdragon X PC that ships with Windows, it’s nice to know that at least one company is looking to release a model that will come with Linux pre-installed.

What does that mean? Are they not using UEFI?

I just hope they use Coreboot.

Btw are there any FOSS Coreboot compatible ARM Chromebooks worth looking at?

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[–] smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 5 months ago

Linux was ready for ARM years ago.

Sad that we need to wait for Windows to get support first so manufacturers and chip makers start to care.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 19 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If TuxedoComputers are working on it, there is faith that they'll do a good job :)

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[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago

i'm glad to know that tuxedo computers is doing it and now i know where my next purchase is going to be.

[–] Duxon@feddit.de 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] ylai@lemmy.ml 15 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Likely due to being a prototype. Production laptops from Tuxedo tend to have the “TUX” penguin in a circle logo on the Super key by default. They also have been offering custom engraved keyboard (even with the entire keyboard engraved from scratch to the customer’s specifications) as added service, so probably there will be suppliers or production facility to change the Super key.

By the way, there was one YouTube channel that ended up ordering a laptop with Windings engraving from them: https://youtu.be/nidnvlt6lzw?t=186

[–] Pekka@feddit.nl 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

This looks great. That would be quite a powerful low-weight machine with long battery life. If they won't be too expensive (and gaming works on them) I might get one. At least RuneLite seems to already support ARM64 on Linux and these chips also put more spotlight on ARM trough Windows on ARM.

[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 5 points 5 months ago

Well you will VERY likely need FEX for "Gaming" (if you talk about x86_64 proprietary Windows software)

I am sure Xonotic and others are already available on ARM Linux.

[–] pr06lefs@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

pretty sweet. wonder what the price will be.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 months ago

Prototypes can go for several million

[–] toastal@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Nice. A lot of Linux laptops seem sold locked to the inferior ISO keyboard instead of ANSI.

[–] exu@feditown.com 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Big ass enter is way better than the small one.
You can't change my mind.

[–] toastal@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

I’m sure the future RSI from reaching your pinky that far from the home row will agree

[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

QWERTY is the only keyboard layout that matters (for most languages).

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Okay, and? The person you replied to you is talking about ISO versus ANSI layouts... which define the rest of the keys on a keyboard. They were talking about QWERTY. So clearly there are other keyboard layouts that matter.

[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What even are these layouts? Macintosh ones?

[–] bitwolf@lemmy.one 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It dictates the location and size of certain keys.

For example the needlessly large enter key on ISO or the annoyingly small left shift key in ISO. You could very likely prefer ANSI as well.

[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

But the character key layout is still QWERTY

[–] bitwolf@lemmy.one 6 points 5 months ago

Yes however you're the only one talking about the alphanumeric keys.

[–] Gaul_Tux@kafeneio.social 4 points 5 months ago

@ylai my next laptop....Just need to find income