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Laptop recommendations?
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I have a AMD 370 AI based Framework 13 and its really dang good. They have Intel and ~~ARM~~ RISC V options on top of the AMD options. I will say AMD graphics are probably the best experience you can have in linux at the moment. Nvidia is making some gains, and Intel's next generation may have a decent iGPU finally.
The larger Framework 16 has a modular GPU tray that gives you options on different GPUs. I have not personally used one of these but the 16 looks awesome other than its size/weight for my applications.
https://www.dell.com/en-us/blog/this-is-xps-now/
The new Dell XPS is probably another option.
Your budget may be a challenge right now since RAM prices have gone nuts. 32gb of DDR5 can cost $400us on its own.
The swappable GPU has been a let down for me. For ages no upgrades. Might just as well get the 13" and swap the main board every so often. There the upgrades were more frequent.
The main board switch is expensive and you won't touch the performance of a dGPU
The 16" dGPU "upgrade" is Nvidia shit.
Call up AMD and tell them to release a mobile GPU