Optimizing Linux for an AMD Xiaomi Laptop
Recently, I lost access to my job laptop, which I used occasionally for small personal tasks. Although, that was not a priority, being close to November, I thought it would be a good time of the year to get a new one, and so began my search.
Having used a recent MacBook Pro with an M2 Pro chip, I was a bit spoiled and was not ready to downgrade too much on some aspects. I settled on these specifications:
The first three criteria really defined my search. I’m not ready to get a new MacBook; they are way too expensive for my needs, and I dislike macOS. So, back to x86. Yes, there’s Asahi Linux, but I’m not comfortable relying on Apple’s willingness to let the project continue. Plus, Intel CPUs have really weak GPUs. AMD recently started selling Zen4 laptop CPUs, and those are terrific: https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-ryzen7-7840u
However, none of them really attracted me, plus they were a bit expensive, so I continued looking until I stumbled upon the Framework laptop 13 with Ryzen 7040. That one looked almost perfect for me, however, it was (at that time), only available through pre-orders.
