I am looking for a cheap, light, tough, relatively fast laptop to replace my decade-old lenovo. It will be my daily computer for browsing, documents and occasional photo editing. I will install eitherUbuntu or Mint.
I am looking at thinkpad x13 gen 1. It looks like the processor has an impact on the way it will be running, with different performances between ARM AMD and Intel.
Can I buy either one or I there a real compatibility issue with intel?
Aight, I would try to grab myself an AMD Ryzen with Radeon 780m igpu or at least 680m igpu to get relative strong graphics at a low power draw. The 780m is a beast of an igpu.
Out of curiosity, what dedicated gpu would a 780m compare with? Because that p14 deal is quite compelling.
Compared to a real dgpu it’s weak and I wouldn’t buy it if you want a gaming laptop but rather if you want a work laptop that can also run games badly.
The below benchmarks doesn’t use the same exact CPU but they use CPUs that have the same iGPU so it’s somewhat telling:
https://www.ultrabookreview.com/64396-amd-radeon-780m-benchmarks/#amd-radeon-780m-rdna3-gaming-performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9cVC6rOeP0 - Gaming on Radeon 780M (Ryzen 7 8700G, Ryzen 7 8840HS, Ryzen 7 7840HS ect) in 27 Games in 2024 Test
It’s a tad slower than a desktop rx 480