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by storrgie 2280 days ago
It'd just be nice if integrators like lenovo wouldn't nerf things like displays. It looks like their lineup for AMD mobile graphics is going to be significantly different than the Intel counterparts.
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For real! What's up with the lack of 2-in-1 AMD x13? I have an artist friend who needs a new laptop and I'm telling him to wait for Ryzen 4000 laptops. Am I supposed to tell him to get a gaming laptop or something?

These recent Intel laptops often have really dicey real-time performance because of how aggressively their clock speeds are controlled.

For someone who does mixed multimedia work, a Ryzen 4000 2-in-1 would be amazing. All those cores are perfect for real-time audio work, rendering and 3d stuff.

The announced Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 might tick the right boxes.
Oh wow, that one is so close! Just needs some more memory...

edit: at first I read that this would have 8 GB RAM, but now I'm reading that you can get up to 16 GB, which I think would be adequate for some basic multimedia work.

edit 2: wait I'm confused, according to the announcement, the AMD version is set at 8 GB of RAM.

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/coming-soon/IdeaPad-Slim-7-14AR...

Agreed! I got a MacBook for work, and the Retina display is incredible. I want a Linux AMD laptop with a 2k/4k display. My E485 with 2700U and 1080p matte will have to do for personal work, for now.
The XPS line is great for this if you have the $$$ and are OK with an Intel chip. I wish they shipped AMD.