Linux and gaming?

what brand laptop works best with linux?


was looking at the XPS 13 Developer Edition, but $1500 and not being able to game seems expensive. so looking for a new laptop under $2500 that can run linux and game.


also i saw on xotic they offer 16.1 laptops. any advantage to those over a 15.6?


basically just want to learn linux (ubuntu) and some gaming on the go.

 

System76 has a nice OS for optimus based laptops, thinking about putting it back on my 13 R3

Otherwise it can be painful according to my friend who also has the same machine, I would look for a laptop that has a MUX switch at the very least, so when you hit those issues you can simply go to dGPU to make sure that is indeed the issue.

 

i did look at them earlier, and the oryp5 was the one with a 2080 but its about $2800 while a similar spec'd sager would be around $2300. is system76 really worth the extra $500 usd?

 

These are the ones i've looked at

xoticpc

SAGER NP8968 (CLEVO P960RN)
$2307.00
16.1” FHD (1920X1080) 144HZ, MATTE
RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6 WITH MAX Q TECHNOLOGY
I7-9750H
16GB DUAL CHANNEL DDR4 SDRAM AT 2666MHZ - 2 X 8GB
500GB WD BLUE M.2 PCIE NVME SSD
INTEL WI-FI 6 AX200 M.2 AX + BT COMBO CARD + BLUETOOTH MODULE
THERMAL GRIZZLY KRYONAUT THERMAL PASTE- GPU & CPU
FUJIPOLY EXTREME THERMAL PADS
COPPER COOLING UPGRADE
1-2 Hrs / 4.6 lbs


XOTIC G750 (P750TM1-G)
$2726.67
15.6" FHD (1920X1080), 144HZ, MATTE
RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6
I7-9700K
16GB (2X8GB) DDR4 2666MHZ DUAL CHANNEL SO-DIMM MEMORY
500GB XPC CERTIFIED M.2 GEN 3 NVME SSD
INTEL DUAL BAND WIRELESS-AC 9260 M.2 AC WIRELESS LAN + BLUETOOTH MODULE
THERMAL GRIZZLY KRYONAUT THERMAL PASTE- GPU & CPU
FUJIPOLY EXTREME THERMAL PADS
1-3 Hrs / 7.5 lbs


ASUS ROG ZEPHYRUS S GX531GX-XS74
$2397.99
15.6" FHD (1920X1080), 144HZ, MATTE
RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6 WITH MAX Q TECHNOLOGY
I7-8750H
16GB (8GB ON BOARD + 1 X 8GB) DDR4 2666MHZ SO-DIMM MEMORY
512GB M.2 GEN 3 NVME SSD
802.11AC WIRELESS LAN + BLUETOOTH
THERMAL GRIZZLY KRYONAUT THERMAL PASTE- GPU & CPU
FUJIPOLY EXTREME THERMAL PADS
1-2 Hrs / 5.4 lbs

SAGER NP9156 (CLEVO P750TM1-G)
$2847.00
15.6" FHD (1920X1080), 144HZ, MATTE
RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6
I7-9700K
16GB DDR4 SDRAM AT 2666MHZ - 1 X 16GB
500GB WD BLUE M.2 PCIE NVME SSD
INTEL WI-FI 6 AX200 M.2 AX + BLUETOOTH MODULE
THERMAL GRIZZLY KRYONAUT THERMAL PASTE- GPU & CPU
FUJIPOLY EXTREME THERMAL PADS
COPPER COOLING UPGRADE
1-2 Hrs / 7.5 lbs

SAGER NP8978-S (CLEVO P970RN)
$2417.00
17.3" FHD (1920X1080), 144HZ, MATTE
2080 8GB GDDR6 WITH MAX Q TECHNOLOGY
I7-9750H
32GB DUAL CHANNEL DDR4 SDRAM AT 3000MHZ - 2 X 16GB
500GB WD BLUE M.2 PCIE NVME SSD + 500GB WD BLUE SERIES SATA3 SOLID STATE DISK DRIVE
INTEL WI-FI 6 AX200 M.2 AX + BT COMBO CARD + BLUETOOTH MODULE
THERMAL GRIZZLY KRYONAUT THERMAL PASTE- GPU & CPU
FUJIPOLY EXTREME THERMAL PADS
COPPER COOLING UPGRADE
1-2 Hrs / 5.51 lbs

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system76

oryp5
$2,746
16.1” FHD (1920X1080) 144HZ
RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6
I7-9750H
16gb (2x8)
500GB m.2 ssd
ubuntu pre-loaded

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DELL (way cheaper and preloaded but no gaming. i could add a $300 Alienware Graphics Amplifier and use the 2080ti i have but that would take up more space. also have geforce now but i dont think that works on linux)

dell xp 13 9300 Developer Edition
i7-1065G7 Processor (8MB Cache, up to 3.9 GHz)
Ubuntu Linux 18.04
16GB 3733MHz LPDDR4x
13.4" FHD+ (1920 x 1200) InfinityEdge Non-Touch Anti-Glare 500-Nit Display
256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650, 2 x 2, Bluetooth 5.0
Intel® Iris Plus Graphics
$1,499.99


or

XPS 13 7390 Developer Edition
i7-10710U (12 MB Cache, 6 Core, up to 4.70 GHz)
Ubuntu 18.04, Linux
16 GB, LPDDR3, 2133 MHz
13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) InfinityEdge Non-Touch Display
256 GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid-State Drive
Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650, 2 x 2, Bluetooth 5.0
Intel® UHD Graphics with shared graphics memory
$1,139.00

or

XPS 13 7390 Developer Edition
i7-10710U (12 MB Cache, 6 Core, up to 4.70 GHz)
Ubuntu 18.04, Linux
16 GB, LPDDR3, 2133 MHz
13.3-inch UHD (3840 x 2160) InfinityEdge Touch Display
256 GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid-State Drive
Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650, 2 x 2, Bluetooth 5.0
Intel® UHD Graphics with shared graphics memory
$1,439.00

 

My gs65 runs flawlessly on ubuntu 18.x

 

hows the 2070 max-q working for you?

i had a 1060 before and didnt care for its performance so looking at a 2080 max q/2070 non max q

 

You don't need the system from 76, as they share the OS already

 

Works great.
I'm using it for Ai\DL computations and 3d simulations with Unity3d Engine.
Very happy with the performance jump i got from the 1080 i had before.

Drivers wise the installation was easy and flawlessly.

 

what do you guys think about the P750TM1-G?

seems good

 

I am happy with the Precision 7740 + Quadro RTX 4000 for running Linux/MacOS for work and gaming under Windows. It costs more than the Clevo but also has better build quality, battery life and warranty. The Quadro card is locked - so no undervolting or overclocking, but it is essentially an RTX 2070 MaxP as it has 2560 shaders and 110W TDP. The Precision 7540 variant would be like a MaxQ as it is limited to 80W TDP.