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My Ideal Laptop suggestion
#122
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panaman67
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4 years ago
panaman67
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4 years ago
Linux/Unix optimized
Dimensions
Height: .65 in <= x < .75 in
Length and width
As close to 14 inch screen model as possible
Display
16:9
Matte
Low power
NO TOUCHSCREEN
60 Hz
1600x900 resolution
Would be ok with 1366x768
14 inch
Would be ok with 15 inch IF used 14 inch centered keyboard layout
Memory
LPDDR4/5(X)
16GB <= x <= 32GB
Storage
SSD
1 TB
Single drive
NVMe
PCIe
NO HDD
Ports
Charging
USB-C port
USB-C
At least 2
One on each side
Used for charging
USB4
USB-A
No more than 2
One on each side
3.5mm headphone/microphone combo port
Prefered left side
Ethernet: RJ-45
Only if it can fit and makes sense
Connectivity
Bluetooth 5.{latest spec}
Wifi 6 (AX)
CPU
Ryzen U - series APU
First choice
4700U
iGPU included
Goal: best performance per Watt with max battery life
Long battery life important
Core i7 U series
Second choice
G suffix for iris plus graphics
GPU
iGPU
Cooling
High efficiency most important
Venting parallel to keyboard
No venting perpendicular i.e down out bottom
Keyboard
Backlit
NO RGB
lowest power consumption possible
14 inch layout
US, QWERTY layout
Number row
Fn row
Home, pg up/down, end in rightmost column
Arrow keys
up/down shortened if need be
Trackpad
Smooth texture
Drivers linux approved
Webcam
720p
Located top of display
Hardware killswitch optional
Battery
Largest battery reasonable
60 WHr or larger
Li-ion or better
Colors
Professional Grey