A Linux gaming Laptop isn't as crazy as it sounds: Slimbook Hero review
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02:06 Slimbook Hero
03:32 Design & Build Quality
04:45 Specs and options
07:02 Performance & Gaming
09:25 Display
10:06 Keyboard & Mouse
11:20 Software Experience
12:36 Linux gaming laptop?
14:10 Support the channel
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It's a 15 inch device, with a 1440p display that refreshes at 165 hertz, with an aluminium chassis, a 13th gen Intel i7 CPU, an RTX 4060 GPU, as much RAM as you could cram into a laptop, and very solid I/O.
So, this thing is chunky: it's not meant to be an ultrabook, it weighs 2.1 kilos, or 4.6 pounds, and it's pretty damn sturdy. Not much give or flex to this chassis, thanks to the aluminium.
The hinge is really solid as well, with minimal wobble when typing. It's a 16:9 form factor. Of course you can open the laptop, and access the 2 M.2 slots for SSDs, the 2 DDR5 RAM slots, and the battery, which is 62 Wh. You can also buy spare parts from Slimbook, including the bezel cover, touchpad, lid, battery, keyboard palm rest, display, and more.
Now, in terms of specs, this laptop is well equipped, with a core i7 13620H, and an Nvidia RTX 4060, with 8 gigs of VRAM.
You can spec the rest up to your liking, with up to 64 gigs of DDR 5 RAM, at 5200 Mhz, and up to 4TB of PCIE4 storage.
You can also choose to dispose with the gamer branding and use a more unified black keyboard instead of having the white accents on the WASD keys, and you can pick any keyboard language you want.
As per I/O, on the left, you get a kensington lock, a USB 2.0 port, probably for a mouse, a mic jack, and a headphone jack. On the back, you have a mindisplay port, USB C 3.2 gen 2 with dusplayport support, HDMI 2.1, a gigabit ethernet port and the barrel charger, since charging this thing over USB would be a challenge. And on the right, there's an SD card reader, and 2 type A USB 3.2 ports.
On top of all that, you get Bluetooth 5.2, Wifi 6, a basic webcam and onboard mic that won't blow your socks off, dual speakers that are pretty decent, and a backlit keyboard with RGB, because, gamer.
In terms of benchmarks, the CPU get a score of 2733 in single core and 11625 in multi core on Geekbench 6.
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Battery life is decent, with about 7h of generic office work with wifi on, 50% brightness, and using the silent mode.
In Horizon Zero Dawn, at the native 1440p resolution, without any upscaling, and at the ultra preset, the Slimbook Hero managed a super smooth 60 FPS.
For Shadow of the Tomb Raider, also at 1440p without upscaling, and the ultra preset, I got 99 FPS on average, sometimes going down to about 80, or up to 120.
The display is really solid, it covers 100% of SRGB, it has a refresh rate up to 165hz, and it's 1440p.
The keyboard is solid enough. The keys are very stable, and they have good travel. They're quite clicky, and the sound is pleasant, and they bounce back super fast, it's very nice to type on.
The touchpad is ok. It's smooth enough, and precise, although it's very off center, which I find annoying in day to day use. - Наука та технологія
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/me looks at the gaming laptop next to me running Debian 12 and Steam.
@@monotonehell It's what I have been running for my daily driver. Debian 12 with KDE Plasma, able to max out most of my games in steam with very few issues, namely not being to take advantage of dlss.
I like this design and appreciate that the touchpad is in the middle of a keyboard and not in the middle of a laptop case. There is small disadvantage, touchpad bends a little too much.
To me, there is another cosmetic disadvantage. The Font on the keyboard looks like it's ripped right from most an action-based Scifi production, i.e. badly legible. It might be attractive to the main target demographic, but it assaults my senses. I miss touchpad buttons (a Linux laptop would ideally provide at least three, but that space can be taken by the touchpad itself and normally you would indeed attach a mouse to it. The price is quite competitive though, especially when considering that the machine has both a powerful CPU and GPU.
Of course it makes sense. Have a Legion 7 2021, running POP OS, and punches as strong as a Mike Tyson punch.
The 2022 model (the AMD Advantage model) is even better!
This looks really great. I very much want a ryzen powered version but I would still buy this in a heartbeat if I had the spare cash. Great review as always.
Small critique on the video, when you were tilting the laptop around while the video was playing, the video content was fading in and out, but it made it look like the turning of the laptop was the cause of the content disappearing. I think the timing made the viewing angles look worse than it actually was.
The closest to perfect Linux gaming laptop this year is probably going to be the Framework Laptop 16. Pretty much any keyboard and touchpad layout you want, USB4, AMD Ryzen HS CPUs, AMD dGPU (so no Nvidia nonsense), great repairability and unrivaled upgradability, and a 16 : 10 2560 x 1600 165 hz 100% DCI-P3 500 nits screen, which no other Linux laptop has at the moment. Literally just waiting on them to fix the final issues so they can ship out the first batch (which I'm in btw)!
It does look very interesting! I hope they support Linux well though, I’m afraid their hotswappable GPUmight create problems
@@TheLinuxEXPOh, they have committed to supporting at least Ubuntu (either 23.10 or 24.04) and Fedora 39, which was one of the reasons for the current delay on the 16 inch laptop.
They do value Linux users, and they told me that they will have guides for installing their two officially supported Linux distros: Fedora and Ubuntu, once the first batch of laptops ships out.
@@TheLinuxEXPBTW, I can't post the link to the forum post, because UA-cam will mark it as sPaM, but proper Linux support for the AMD dGPU has been confirmed by Framework as one of the last delays for this laptop.
that sounds great. I would be fine with a 1080p 120hz display though.
@@summerishere2868 I personally wouldn't. Modern GPUs can run games at higher resolutions, and 1920x1200 is a bit low for a 16 inch laptop imo in terms of pixel density.
That bezel though.
Great review!
"Is a Linux gaming laptop possible"
Me with an old Dell workstation with Nvidia Quadro playing Monster Hunter Rise at 1080p 60fps on Linux Mint:
"Idk maybe"
i thought you played runescape
@@InTenZeGamingHDI do.
Great Video!!! I hope you make more content about Linux and gaming…🎉😊
I like that the user can choose to omit the logo! That's a brilliant feature which should be available on all laptops.
I have linux gaming PC. Never thought that linux gaming laptop would be considered anything strange
Linux gaming laptops are really only good for single player and older MP titles, since modern anti-cheat solutions like Riot's Vanguard or Call of Duty's doesn't work with Linux at all, AFAIK
Which is why it's, imo, still "strange" to use Linux for gaming - you're still locked out of many games that IMO happens to be less popular in the FOSS community.
@@Kazz7420 Oh I agree with you completely about multiplayer being bad. Gaming in general is probably subpar to windows gaming experience. Like you said, it is still good for single player. Not even while using windows was I ever remotely interested in online gaming. Even if it sometimes is worse than windows experience, I am willing to tolerate it because all other areas important to me, linux more than make up for it. And even though gaming is not very important to me, I still need a PC capable for running demanding games for the times I wanna do it.
@@Kazz7420 Sound great for me.
Yeah, desktop Linux gaming is pretty great IMO (I'll pass on the crappy multiplayer online services) so a laptop isn't that much of a stretch.
@@Kazz7420 Well, competitive multiplayer titles are the ones that typically have anti cheat. Cooperative multiplayer titles like Minecraft, Terraria, or Deep Rock Galactic don’t really have anti cheat, or at least not anything that doesn’t work on Linux. (From my experience. There could be gaps in my knowledge)
I had an Asus TUF FA707RW laptop. Ryzen 7 6800H, 16GB DDR5 4800Mhz, and an RTX 3070 Ti. Ran Arch on it from day one, not a single issue playing games on it.
I wrote a little script that used Optimus-manager to switch between using the GPU and turning it off to use the iGPU. No problems whatsoever.
Only sold it because I built a better desktop and didn’t need portable gaming. I just use my Switch on the go, and if I want better than that, I’ll get one of those new OLED Steam Decks at some point.
Great video. I would like to ask what is better for gaming on laptop - Slimbook or Tuxedo Gaming Laptop? Which autor of this video would buy if he could choose only one brand? Thanks 🙂.
Hello Nick, liked your content and recently subscribed, you're kind of at fault of me wanting a linux laptop (TUXEDO) but, just a samll question, will you be reviewing the upcoming Tuxedo Pulse 14 gen 3? thanks for your content.
Maybe! I’ll review the new one with AMD dGPUs (the Sirius, I think) at least!
Being stuck to use X11 because of the nvidia GPU is a no go for me. I moved away from nvidia on my desktop for this reason already and because my distro (Fedora) is also moving to Wayland.
Can you check if the refresh rate of the monitor can be changed when different screen resolution is set? Also, if you use live system (with different DE and newer packages, like Manjaro KDE), are refresh rates the same?
I have a signal from a user of Slimbook Executive, that he has the highest refresh rate only in the highest resolution, so when he changes it down, he gets only 48Hz possibility. This would mean that the monitor is practically locked with the highest resolution and refresh rate, which uses more energy and limits the user ability to save battery life. This seems to be a huge drawback and the one that may convince me not to buy anything from Slimbook. The price is right, but at what cost?
I am confused by your expectation for touch-pad to be center on the device. It is even moved more right than I would expect. Center of it needs to be directly below the gap between g and h keys IMO. Or you expect for people to move hand from home row and use it with index fingers?
Agreed. I'd say that centered under the space bar is what I want, though. I have an LG Gram 17, and its trackpad is centered on the deck, and I wish it were under the space bar, as I frequently move the mouse accidentally.
I do not understad the cut at 5:57 to 5:59.
is the side you try to show the back side or the left side?
Idk if it's old enough, as I still get updates straight from Nvidia but my GTX 1060 has had numerous updates that render my distro unbootable and I have to either reinstall or (now after getting tired of it) setup a backup system like snapper and do a restore process then wait a few days before updating. It's really annoying that I've had my Linux unbootable so many times in about a year's time
Yeah, RTX is probably where I would draw the line for good nvidia support
Updates straight from NVIDIA, as in downloading from the NVIDIA website?
@@hyperspeed1313 As in the official proprietary Nvidia driver package, Arch's and OpenSuse's. Same version number as found on newer cards, also same as Windows.
lets say i want to use linux on my desktop, is arch with x11 and gamescope with nvidia a good idea? does it even work or make sense, i have legit no idea
I sure do enjoy seeing the same Cleveo chassis from different retailers.
I suppose my System76 Oryx Pro 6 with a 2070 is not supported by the new drivers unless System76 provides those themselves.
@@PhilipDudley3 RTX 2070 mobile should work fine with nvidia proprietary drivers
@@AyaWetts I do use Pop_OS on the device, so it should be fine.
I would still recommend getting and using a chill mat to help the cooling.
Would be nice to have a review of the new generation of Slimbook Executive 16'' and comparing it to this one.
I seem to have missed the analyses on battery performance. I had a ryzen 9 5900hx with rtx 3070 powered tuxedo gaming laptop which lasted for 9 hours on development and orbital simulation office work including video call. Would have loved to see how battery performance of this laptop compared against Amd.
How's Nobara and Cachy performance?
All these powerful linux laptops are nice and all but what about some more affordable models with more modest amd hardware?
That’s coming as well, stay tuned!
Great machine! However I always believed that you're good with 1080p on 15" screen. With this GPU I expect the 1440p to be for older games but it can have some uses. Good stuff, love such machines
Personally I'm of the opinion that 1080p as a common resolution needs to die already and join 480p and 720p in the resolution graveyard. The new minimum should be 1440p as we've had this for long enough with even higher options for quite some time that there's really no reason or excuse for anybody to be still gaming at 1080p. Having to develop games and devices for this resolution is just holding everything back. We've had this resolution for _seventeen_ years already, and despite everything else advancing like hardware, game complexity and detail this resolution is _still_ the base/default or most common and that's just ridiculous!
I definitely agree, and 16 : 9 also needs to die on laptops. The problem is very few Linux laptops have screens that aren't 16 : 9...
@DavidStruveDesigns Personally, for 13 &14 inch laptops, 1920x1200 is fine, because it's pixel dense enough without hurting battery life. At 15 or 16 inches, it depends on product category. But once you get up to 17 or 18 inches, then most people (including myself) can notice a 1080p panel and all of the pixels involved, which doesn't happen as much at higher resolutions.
@@cameronbosch1213 Okay yeah, I'll give you that - 1920x1200 is okay if you need better battery life for now. Though again, perhaps having to deal with a bit of a higher resolution as a base will force companies to figure that out? As I said, having the "easier" lower-resolution option allows them to cop-out a bit too much in development IMO.
@@DavidStruveDesignsYeah, that's why I couldn't bring myself to buy the System76 Oryx Pro; with an RTX 4060 or 4070, the only available screen, a 1920x1200 165 hz screen, would be wasting the potential of the GPUs.
The problem with gaming on Linux isn't the games themselves, it's everything AROUND games. There are decades of mod managers, mods, save editors, cheat engines, trainers, etc., etc., that were developed exclusively for Windows, and if you want to get all that setup on Linux, there is not going to be any easy one click way to do it, you'll have to set up the Wine Bottles yourself and try to run it that way. That's why I still run Windows on my desktop, as I just can't be arsed.
Some people will be arsed. Everything has a start, a lot of Foss gamers will start the development of mod managers etc.
We're making the mother of all os'es jack, can't fret over every trainer.
@@SteveMacSticky I hope they do. But what I'm trying to convey is that people aren't going to retroactively go back 3 or 4 decades and make easy Linux versions of all that stuff for older games.
We may get to a point where it's perfectly feasible to run Linux for games going forward, but then if you want to go back and replay an old favorite, I think you'll always have to deal with this.
It would be pretty sweet if Valve could easily integrate all those tools with Proton somehow, but I don't see how it's technically feasible.
I just have the one Bottle and it has been fine for me when I run games outside of Steam. Also worked for unpacking Elden Ring files, except for not being able to access hidden stuff (like the Steam games location). Slight hurdle.
Most of the modding I've done has been just swapping files around, which works just as well on Linux, fortunately.
Doesn't sound like something that 99% of gamers care about. I exclusively play all my Flat-Screen games on Linux now - zero issues. Only situations where I have to resort to Windows is for VR gaming.
I’m looking for a reasonable cheap laptop that is good for both gaming and daily productivity with good battery life and that is of course compatible with Linux. Any suggestions?
There absolutely are booting and compatibility issues using USB3 with some devices. Run into the problem regularly.
this might be the PERFECT laptop for me. I think I'll order one immediately
Nice review, but quick correction: Chimera or Holoiso does not work (nvidia)
Correct. Though Bazzite (a Fedora immutable spin) does have something similar for Nvidia users.
2:45 when using your right hand the arrow keys are better positioned - depending on the game the numpad isn't that dumb an option as well
Regardless, if it's not as easily repairable and doesn't have as mucb USB-C as a framework, I have little use for it. After purchasing a Fairphone 4 and Fairbuds XL, I don't want to get anything different.
hey fyi you never gave out the link for this week of the member's only podcast
Oh really ??sorry, I’ll add this right now!!
@@TheLinuxEXPNo problem happens to the best of us.
It would be cool to compare this against Tuxedo's and System76's ones, since they also focus on Linux Laptops
im currently running prime os in my old HP 8000 elite
I'm still running W10 on my main machine because I'm unlucky on some very specific stuff 😭
I need Adobe Acrobat for some specific pdf forms and the few games that I play have anti cheat that are not supported on Linux and I don't see that changing anytime soon.
I really want to use Linux on the daily, and seeing the Deck and those laptop gives me more hope than ever. I just have to be patient, or set up a better dualboot situation
Maybe when it is time to upgrade my laptop and desktop I'll consider a linux tailored laptop or framework and go back to gaming on consol, who knows.
Still, very hopeful since performance is achieved on those machines
I brought a gaming laptop because it was cheep and second hand and I don't really game as much as I used too but Linux runs amazing on it !
As a AMD Radeon User i game entirely on Wayland (Plasma KDE) that may be bad with Nvidia, but i still wondered about the broad statement like noone anyway would game with wayland nowadays.
For me wayland was better for gaming since i used it continuesly (a few yerars ago). Yes before that switching to it plasma wayland had too many bugs for me, but now it is better than X11 for me.
I wish, I could do with a new laptop. Although it's good for general stuff. But not great for modern games
Just wish it was full amd....I'm still wary to buy a nvidia based laptops after my 2017 nvidia laptop. Was so iffy for months out of the box when I jumped to linux full time back then esp just getting into the OS....would always black screen until I added a few grub edits 😅
Interesting!
Gaming on Linux is better than ever, but for my personal use case(using utilities for single player games like WeMod, CheatEngine, and trainers, and having my game library on a different drive than my Steam install causing conflict with Proton) it's not enough to convince me to switch permanently.
For Cheat Engine alternative on Linux there's Game Conqueror and PINCE
I didn't do much CheatEngine usage besides very simple value updates (e.g. increasing a number) so Game Conquerer has been perfectly fine for me.
Modding utilities might be more hit or miss. Unpacking Elden Ring files was a bit wonky due to file permissions when running the EXE file with Bottles, for example.
Probably fixable by using a symlink that point to the place where the file is expected. By example I have a couple of games on a windows NTFS drive then the proton folder and compdata folder are simlinked to a Linux drive. This fix the issue that can happen when proton run from a windows drive. Actually all my compdata folder are also symliked to the NVME ssd to get instantaneous prefix update, then the game files stay on common HDD or Sata SSD. This trick should also work for resolving other kind of files conflict.
@@leucome That's what I figured, but it was just the straw that broke the camel's back for me.
@@Sonic6293 pathetic. I don't even have a Windows install, drive, or partition, and my machine runs every game I ran on Windows perfectly so what is the point of Windows anymore? None
I did some gaming on my old work laptop running Ubuntu. Not strange at all, just a bit limited frame rate with an underpowered GPU. If it runs Elite Dangerous, I'm happy.
Dang where was this when I was buying my laptop 3 years ago?! I'm pretty happy with what I've bought, but, although this is a little less powerful, it's SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper, and it has Linux-supported hardware (mine took a little tweaking to get working effectively). Only thing is it needs a 17"+ display. It's a gaming laptop after all. You want as big a screen as possible when gaming on the go.
SteamDeck means that soon Linux wont be just an after thought anymore.
I hope to see more games native to Linux...
Then Windows will be released as a Linux distro, then MacOS will be also just another distro... then the world?!
But I'll settle for games for now.
Great to see Linux entering the gaming laptop market. Personally I use a rog zephyrus g14 2022 laptop with fedora silverblue, and everything works like a charm with the amd gpu. I would recommend the zephyrus for anyone, who wants to have a well working gaming laptop with linux.
I wish at least one of these companies would start producing them in different colors.
I'm just 4 min in but love this already, it's just, I'm a cold mf. Is the space on the sides of the trackpad aluminium as well? I already have a computer that has that and for me it's too cold to the touch for being good for me. I know I'm a unicorn this way, but it I'm buying something, I want it to be perfect.
I want one!
What is the use case of having a 40hz refresh rate???
Not sure 😂
Yeah, that's going to feel sluggish...
It's something Valve (or one of thier technically-savvy users) found with the Steam Deck. If the hardware can't quite manage a consistent 60fps at a 60Hz refresh rate, it'll end up effectively running at 30fps with vsync on. If, however, it's not quite able to hit 60, but can beat 40, then a 40Hz refresh rate will come out smoother.
@@Roxor128 thanks 👍
I do wish they offered a AMD sided GPU as a separate model option due to nvidia perpriority drivers that I don't like. This laptop is very powerful to a point you can run QEMU/KVM gaming onto it which is nice. I might give QubesOS a try on that laptop some day.
Edit:
Well its a intel CPU which is a no for me. Due to Intel ME backdoor for products. AMD has one similar called AMD PSP but you can disable that but even then you can run custom firmware onto the bios :/
Why did the benchmark show Windows 10 as the OS?
Because the game is running through Proton, so it believes it’s running on Windows, it’s not a native Linux game :)
@TheLinuxEXP interesting! I didn't know Proton did that. Thanks! Similar to user agent switchers from back in the day to watch Netflix I'd guess
The Lenovo Legion series is pretty popular as a mobile workstation with my local linux crowd. slottable ram, two NVMe slots, pretty good out of the box support and beefy H/HX CPUs. and parts availability. I always joke they're also about as heavy as the T520 they're probably replacing.
I almost bought a Legion but I wanted to make sure it works well with Linux so I ended up on the Hero
I am careful optimistic will have lots of laptops and hybrid pc/consoles in the future
Muy Bonita laptop
It's weirdly topical that you do this video now. I've been thinking about getting a Steamdeck but then it struck me that I could buy a small portable laptop to run Steam games instead. It doesn't need to be a powerful gaming laptop; just something with a modern Ryzen APU would be fine.
I have to wonder about the USB charging - PD can deliver over 200 W, and most laptops seem to be happy under 200 W.
Given that Framework was the first to do the maximum of USB-C PD with 240 watts and even brought a USB-C 180 watt adapter (which there are no power adapters in that 240 watt format at the moment), it may be a few years before we see more of that in the laptop space, much less Linux space.
Where graph?
I'm on an gaming laptop rn, with fedora, and now windoes, XD
Asus strix btw (I had arch before silverblue)
In all honesty, the only RGB I really need nowadays is the backlight on the keyboard. I have to say, THAT, makes quite a bit of difference for me personally. Couldn't care less for all the other rgb everybody is trying to peddle.
Now that starfield runs on my Manjaro PC I have no need to boot windows
Steam on Linux works great
Well, I use my laptop with a Ryzen 7 6800H and Fedora to play games on my TV and it's good enough for several games
I had to pause at 0:24 to check if I saw it wrong😂
I WANT! 🤩
As usual, I see some problems or deviations from the ideal
- 0 on Numpad is not wide, due to arrows taking its space. I work on spreadsheets and my lifelong muscle memory tells me to hit the down, left corner, which has an arrow on this laptop
- pad is without buttons, I just can't get use to it, I get missclicks or lack of clicks, it's just horrible and only few vendors nowadays still use firm buttons on a pad, which is regrettable,
- screen is 15,6, not 17 inch, which I'm used to, but I'm reconsidering the smaller form thou, since mobility is important for me, and such laptop is a more working device, less a gaming device, but should do both very well,
- power plug on the back, in 99% cases AC is on the left or right, so the cord would be curved and tense all the time - not good from durability standpoint
- lack of 60Hz, which is the biggest issue, battery wise
Still, the price is so great that it can compete with known gaming brands.
I currently am on a 10 years old 17-inch Alienware laptop, so the time to switch to something newer is approaching fast. I'm torn between buying a cheaper gaming laptop from a popular brand, which carry a risk, or choose this one? Usually, the price was speaking for the popular brand, but the Slimbook pricing is right at where I wanted to spend, that is ca. 1500 EUR. So the question is, could I live with the above cons? Can I get use to them?
I tried to game on Linux and none of the games I play run "one-click". I'm talking about DotA 2 (have problems with shaders or smth) and Overwatch 2 (not supported on Linux). It's still doesn't feel like on Windows, where gaming is maybe less efficient, but yet easy and user-friendly.
I would like to see gamedevs making ports to Linux and generally more people using Linux, but it seems like Linux just doesn't ment for general office and gaming purposes, like Windows.
Even if the Green GPU Vendor starts to make perfect drivers for Linux, I do not want to touch it because of what it represents as an entity. I'm eyeing that all-AMD Tuxedo jewel once the time comes for my current laptop to be replaced.
thank you for the review, although it is a paid review, i strongly believe it's very it is reallly necesary to have differenet options besides the main brands.
If you told me "Gaming laptop" followed by "Linux", my answer would be "Tempting, if I needed one."
Nothing weird about using the arrow keys for gaming. It all depends on the genre of game. You use WASD for FPS games and arrows for platformers. _IF_ the developers haven't gotten sucked into a "WASD is God" mentality. So many platformers have been ruined by developers making them use WASD instead of the arrows. It makes your left hand do all the work, whereas with the arrows to move, it's more balanced. Always make movement and jumping controlled by different hands!
Sadly cities skylines 2 does not work for me on linux, weird artefacts etc. Also miltiplayer is not possible at the moment.
Jeah, so second ssd and second system on my windows laptop will fill the linux gap for me :D
Me when I've been running Mint on a gaming laptop (Acer Nitro) for months
I do all of my gaming on linux these days, but most of it is on deck because I don't want to use my Tuxedo laptop after I used it all day for work. And my pop os tower is in California but I go to school in Hawaii
Pop os is very trashy 😂
@@Nocommentsuwu What do you use, and are you a Redditor about it?
@@MateuLeGrillepain I'm use Arch btw 🤣
@@Nocommentsuwu figures
If this laptop had an OLED glossy display I would consider buying it.
I think a 2022 System76 Oryx Pro had that as an option, but atm, no Linux laptop has that...
i would install linux on my main PC imediately if there wouldn't always be the exact same issue... anti cheat. or better battleye and EAC without linux support.
i mostly play 6 games and on linux four of them are not working at all.
Which are those games ?
You can try running the games on a windows virtual machine.
Some ordinary gamers did recently make a video on doing just this.
But remember you do have a chance of getting your account banned.
@@III_three yeah that sounds like a reasonable idea instead of using windows.
@@etherealmonk007 PUBG, R6 Siege, Warzone, Tarkov, WoW and RaceRoom.
PUBG, Siege, WZ and Tarkov are not functional on Linux.
@@dimmer2211 oh you are playing lot of multiplayers, then it's hard for you to switch.
I've played rdr2 , control , sekiro in Linux.
regarding the jab at the arrow keys - some games are legitimately best played using arrows instead of the mouse.
But yeah, you have to be rather old to find them fun
Linux gaming has come a long way, hasn't it? We still don't have access to multiplayer (Whether that's important to the community is up for debate). Windows has sadly gone downhill, and I wish we could return to Windows 7, as I personally think it was the best option. If gaming improves any further, I might make the switch to Zorin OS 17 and enjoy my life from there.
I very much dislike when the WASD keys are colored differently, even to the point of not considering it at all unless they're replacable.
It's not even a very efficient set of keys to use for movement.
Always good to see computers running Linux by default though.
idk i can't justify buying a brand new laptop anymore. you can find so many good secondhand ones out there for a good price its hard to justify. Plus its helps stops waste.
Bah, this keyboard. Like Tuxedo/Schenker/XMG. Good feel,, but why this horribly bad Layout without spaces ... like Lenovo or Apple.
btw: I miss the dancing crab at the speaker comparison. :)
Yeah, ISO keyboards drive me NUTS.
Nvididouche?
Nvidinever.
Why are my comments disappearing when i recommend another linux laptop option?
I just bought an Asus TUF15 for my fedora... i does'nt feel idiot.
I use my System76 Lemur Pro as a gaming laptop.. and by gaming I mean Minecraft. 😂
WE STILL NEED REAL OPEN SOURCE NVIDIA KERNEL DRIVER
Sad that are no gaming laptops with amd gpu.
Framework Laptop 16? The recent Tuxedo option with an AMD GPU?
Yeah, I’ll review the Tuxedo one soon!
@@TheLinuxEXP Thank you. :)
@@cameronbosch1213 thanks for those options! they are a small number, but they are great to see!
2:43 "and if you place them (the fingers) on the arrow keys to game, you're weird and your shoulder must hurt pretty badly"
Left handed people: w0t ?
I like it but get rid of the 10 key and center the keyboard and trackpad. 😵💫
arrow keys knstead of WASD? nah fam I'm a OKLM (azerty) kinda gal :)
Isn't GNOME just a worse pick for a gaming machine?
Out of Gnome, Cinnamon, and KDE Plasma, Gnome is the only one that has consistently worked for me in a variety of games without stuttering or crashing.
And I started using Linux this year, so that's pretty recent anecdotal experience.
Personally, I have never had problems with gaming on gnome but games run slightly better on kde.
NVIDIA is always a nope for me until they release open source drivers which they will never will, so something like to know it exists, but will never buy unless there's an AMD GPU option.
And gaming on Wayland is fine thru XWayland, I do it everyday, just need a GPU vendor that respects the user enough to allow that.
Yeah, the Intel & AMD Mesa drivers do allow that, and the performance difference through XOrg or XWayland is within the margin of error (so it's not something you'd notice while playing games) unlike with Nvidia, where there _is_ a notable performance hit going from XOrg to XWayland.
It looks great, but they completely missed the mark going with Nvidia on a Linux focused gaming machine.
intel + nvidia. i am going slightly into amd camp
These anti glare screens need to stop
slimbook VS tuxedo
3:27 Or Garuda Linux! 🦅
Trash os 😂
@@Nocommentsuwu Still better than Manjaro.
@@cameronbosch1213 I'm use Arch btw, yeah u are a noobie
@mrtomwolf5746 What the hell are you talking about? I don't even use Garuda; I use EndeavourOS, thank you very much. I've installed Arch proper too on other machines (once via the manual way too) and I've had less problems with Arch or EndeavourOS than any one of the "common distros"; Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, and Manjaro.
Am I seeing a spanish keyboard? 🧐
Yep!
No ANSI? *Sigh.* 😮💨
why not gaming on windows
In this side of linux community, proprietary software, and OS, is highly discouraged.. telemetry is indeed bloat...
Also, these days, i see windows 11, consuming more system resources than even the most modern linux distro..10 was rather decent..
@@APerson-tk8cw games are proprietary softwares
@@ManilaDragonKing true, and steam is full of drm games
some manufacturers are solding gaming laptop without OS. i have a MSI gf65, and it run perfectly with my linux mint. i'm enjoying currently playing Hell let loose with all graphic setting at high level 😊