Hi all,
We are purchasing a new laptop for a new employee.
We’ll be booting directly into bios, changing settings as required, and installing linux immediately (either Fedora or POP).
However, we’ve only ever run intel machines.
Does anyone know if this could potentially cause any issues? We want a set and forget experience (have had that with intels).
System specs for the Ryzen version
Processor AMD Ryzen™ 7 7735U Processor (2.70 GHz up to 4.75 GHz) Operating System
Windows 11 Pro 64 (being removed immediately)
Graphic Card Integrated AMD Radeon™ 680M
Memory 16 GB DDR5-4800MT/s (SODIMM)(2 x 8 GB)
Storage 512 GB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe Gen4 TLC Opal
Display 14" WUXGA (1920 x 1200), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, 45%NTSC, 300 nits, 60 Hz
Camera 1080p FHD IR Hybrid with Microphone and Privacy Shutter
Battery 3 Cell Li-Polymer 47 Wh
AC Adapter / Power Supply 65W
Fingerprint Reader
Pointing Device Trackpad
Keyboard Backlit, Black - English (US)
WIFI Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 AX & Bluetooth® 5.1 or above
Colour Graphite Black
Weight 1.53kgs / 3.37lbs
Part Number: 21M3003DAU
I should add the intel version here for comparison, I feel it has a little more happening:
System specs:
Processor 13th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-1355U Processor (E-cores up to 3.70 GHz P-cores up to 5.00 GHz)
Operating System Windows 11 Pro 64
Graphic Card Integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Memory 16 GB DDR4-3200MHz(8 GB Soldered + 8 GB SODIMM)
Storage 512 GB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe Gen4 TLC Opal
Display 14" WUXGA (1920 x 1200), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, 45%NTSC, 300 nits, 60 Hz
Camera 1080p FHD RGB with Microphone and Privacy Shutter
Battery 3 Cell Li-Polymer 47 Wh
AC Adapter / Power Supply 65W
Fingerprint Reader
Pointing Device Trackpad
Keyboard Backlit, Black - English (US)
WIFI Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 2x2 AX & Bluetooth® 5.1 (Windows 10) or Bluetooth® 5.3 (Windows 11)
Colour Black
Weight 1.47kgs / 3.23lbs
Part Number: 21JK00P5AU
Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks so much! Torn on the intel VS the Ryzen
Webcam on Intel may not work due to drivers that Intel hasn’t written/upstreamed for IPU6 cameras. Looks like it’s in the work now… for certain sensors. Intel has taken literal years to get anything out. the Core Ultra 200 series is out but drivers for these webcams which have in use since Tiger lake (almost half a decade ago!!) still don’t work.
“Greg KH Recommends Avoiding Alder Lake Laptops” https://www.phoronix.com/news/Greg-KH-No-ADL-Webcam-Laptop
Nor the integrated cameras or the IR camera worked out of the box on my laptop. Some hacks could be done to make it work but it breaks after the system is updated. It never worked when I needed it and image quality was limited to 720p and worse. From what I understand, current methods to get the camera to work use minimal software processing to process the images, instead of the dedicated silicon.
Not all Intel laptops use IPU6. I know some HPs do not.
Haven’t had many issues with the Intel AX211. Very rarely, the wifi settings will disappear after my laptop suspends and a reboot is needed.
The battery capacity also doesn’t seem very big, I’m not sure how efficient the AMD CPU is but I’d be worried that Intel would deliver less battery life.
GPU performance might also be better on AMD? (haven’t checked).