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Buying a Framework 13 to use for Linux for school, will there be much difference performance, battery and compatibility wise between Intel i7-1760p and Ryzen 7 7840U? (alien.top)
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So my 2017 MacBook seems to be on its last legs, the battery is just randomly dying between 15-30% so I’d like a new laptop. I do enjoy macOS as I have an iPhone but I’m fascinated by Linux and love the community surrounding it. Hence, I’ll probably buy a Framework 13 since I love the values of the company and their commitment to repairability and being honest when there’s problems.

I’ll be at uni for the next two years so realistically I just need it to last that long. I study cyber security so my workload is effectively some networking software (Wireshark, packet tracer etc.) and some smaller coding/web development tasks so I don’t need the absolute most powerful option. Ideally I’d like the one that got a longer battery life, which I think is the Ryzen 7. Given that I’ve never used an AMD CPU in my life, does AMD work well in Linux (distro will probably be Fedora or Mint) or would opting for the Intel COU be a safer bet?

Sorry if the formatting isn’t the greatest, I’m on mobile and it’s also midnight as I write this.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

AMD has better linux compatibility and honestly a 7840u is just a really good chip.