I want to buy a laptop for a few purposes, not my main laptop:

  • Use it to run !localllama@sh.itjust.works stuff and Stable Diffusion.

  • Use it for games downloaded from repack sites. So for these two, it would need a decent GPU.

  • I would like to pull out the WiFi card. I have offline computers and online computers. No need for this to use the internet.

  • I would probably dual-boot Windows and Linux, or else have it boot Windows and use a live USB when I want Linux

Thank you all.

Money is no object.

  • Kallioapina@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

    This might be obvious to you, but dont buy HP laptops. I've twice been tempted by the cheap price, twice I've been burned. Cant wait till this current piece of shit croaks and I have an excuse to buy something stable and without endless amount of bloatware.

  • simple@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    For AI stuff you'd want something with at least an RTX 4060. AMD GPUs for laptops are not great and most of them don't support AI. Any card that's good for AI will also be good for gaming so you'll be fine there.

    You probably want something with 32gb of ram, too.

    As for pulling out the wifi card, there's no need. Most laptops let you disable wifi through the BIOS, completely disabling it at a system level.

    Dual booting works on anything.

    Generally I'd recommend Lenovo Legions, ASUS ROG stuff. If you're rich you can also look into Razer I guess.

  • chirospasm@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    Thinkpads -- a laptop with a rich history of Linux use -- can be bought with an integrated 4090. The ThinkPad P1 Gen 6 can be configured with an i9, plenty of flexibility for drive space and RAM, and an RTX 4090. It'll run you, even used, around $3k to $4k, which is the equivalent of a desktop replacement. But it'll be pretty doggone compatible with any Linux distro you'd like.