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LordRoyce

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Registered: 2023-05-03

Posts: 2

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Asus Tuf gaming fx505DT
Ryzen 5-3550H, 16Gigs DDR4 memory. 512gb nvme and 1TB sata ssds.
Awesome performance compared to anything I've ever used.

pellcorp

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Registered: 2023-04-29

Posts: 5

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Most likely it's here already but I use a ThinkPad t480, only thing I have not got working is the fingerprint censor, but Ive not made an attempt so it probably works fine.  Suspend to ram works out of box, and Ive enjoyed arch and previously manjaro and Ubuntu on this machine for several years.  Soon as the laptop arrived windows was erased, I think I only booted into windows once to create a recovery USB and then installed Ubuntu.  I've recently migrated to Arch from Manjaro and it has been very smooth sailing.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Lenovo_ThinkPad_T480

Last edited by pellcorp (2023-05-03 21:22:19)

h_d33r

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Registered: 2023-04-21

Posts: 2

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Lenovo Thinkpad E15 Gen4 (AMD) running arch without a hitch

                                      h_d33r@archpad 
                  ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ 
      /\           OS: Arch Linux x86_64 
     /  \          Host: 21EDCTO1WW ThinkPad E15 Gen 4 
    /\   \         Kernel: 6.3.1-arch1-1 
   /      \        Shell: zsh 5.9 
  /   ,,   \       Resolution: 1920x1080 
 /   |  |  -\      DE: Plasma 5.27.5 
/_-''    ''-_\     WM: KWin 
                   Terminal: kitty 
                   CPU: Ryzen 5 5625U with Radeon Graphics @ 2.3GHz 
                 └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ 
                  
                

tdtooke

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Registered: 2023-04-11

Posts: 169

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Acer Nitro AN515-57

aptor

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From: Detroit

Registered: 2023-06-27

Posts: 5

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Thinkpad SL400c, with intel P8600 and GMA4500MHD, 4 Gb RAM, 256 Gb SSD.

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Thinkpad T420
Thinkpad SL400c
"Be kind and compassionate"

TempusNemini

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From: Moon

Registered: 2023-07-16

Posts: 16

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Asus VivoBook 15'' K513, MacBook Air mid2012, MacBook Air mid2019
All - vanilla Arch + i3
My life never has been better :-)

Kasuraga

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Registered: 2023-08-12

Posts: 4

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Brand new to linux, the head IT guy at work runs Arch, which is funny cause I didn't know that till I started talking to him about my plans to revive a bios locked 845 G7 we have at work since I could get it dirt cheap as scrap (I work at a refurbishing outfit, we refurb a ton of business laptops) Had to learn how to remove, program, and resolder the bios chip, on top of learning how to install Arch and navigate linux for the first time. Love the dang thing. Had no idea how much I was going to enjoy using linux. Quickly starting to convince some of my other coworkers to do the same thing I did and find a perm locked amd ryzen laptop since our scrap value on them is utter garbage tier (i got the laptop itself for 20 bucks. Throw in the ram and nvme drive and i'm out the door at 80 bucks for a laptop that still technically has a warranty till the end of the year)

                   -`                    kas@archlinux 
                  .o+`                   ------------- 
                 `ooo/                   OS: Arch Linux x86_64 
                `+oooo:                  Host: HP EliteBook 845 G7 Notebook PC 
               `+oooooo:                 Kernel: 6.4.9-arch1-1 
               -+oooooo+:                Uptime: 11 mins 
             `/:-:++oooo+:               Packages: 1300 (pacman) 
            `/++++/+++++++:              Shell: bash 5.1.16 
           `/++++++++++++++:             Resolution: 1920x1080 
          `/+++ooooooooooooo/`           DE: Plasma 5.27.7 
         ./ooosssso++osssssso+`          WM: kwin 
        .oossssso-````/ossssss+`         Theme: [Plasma], Breeze [GTK2/3] 
       -osssssso.      :ssssssso.        Icons: [Plasma], breeze-dark [GTK2/3] 
      :osssssss/        osssso+++.       Terminal: konsole 
     /ossssssss/        +ssssooo/-       CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U with Radeon Graphics (1 
   `/ossssso+/:-        -:/+osssso+-     GPU: AMD ATI 03:00.0 Renoir 
  `+sso+:-`                 `.-/+oso:    Memory: 4277MiB / 15318MiB 
 `++:.                           `-/+/
 .`                                 `/                           
                                                                 

Last edited by Kasuraga (2023-08-12 02:18:32)

reddof

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From: Jakarta

Registered: 2023-02-05

Posts: 9

Re: Laptops which run Arch

I use Asus A43e.

Running Arch Linux Cinnamon. Everything OK,

Just Fn+F9 (toggle touchpad on off), if I use external mouse Fn+F9 working good, but if I remove external mouse, I can turning Off my touchpad but can't turning On back.

arifcodes

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Registered: 2023-08-17

Posts: 3

Re: Laptops which run Arch

                  -`                     arif@archlinux
                 .o+`                    --------------
                `ooo/                    OS: Arch Linux x86_64
               `+oooo:                   Host: Blade 15 - RZ09-0485 (9.04)
              `+oooooo:                  Kernel: 6.1.45-1-lts
              -+oooooo+:                 Uptime: 55 mins
            `/:-:++oooo+:                Packages: 786 (pacman)
           `/++++/+++++++:               Shell: zsh 5.9
          `/++++++++++++++:              Display: 2560x1440 @ 240Hz
         `/+++ooooooooooooo/`            WM: Hyprland (Wayland)
        ./ooosssso++osssssso+`           Cursor: Adwaita
       .oossssso-````/ossssss+`          Terminal: kitty 0.29.2
      -osssssso.      :ssssssso.         Terminal Font: FiraCode Nerd Font (15pt)
     :osssssss/        osssso+++.        CPU: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13800H (20) @ 5 GHz
    /ossssssss/        +ssssooo/-        GPU 1: Intel Iris Xe Graphics
  `/ossssso+/:-        -:/+osssso+-      GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Max-Q / Mobile
 `+sso+:-`                 `.-/+oso:     Memory: 3.98 GiB / 15.26 GiB (26%)
`++:.                           `-/+/    Disk (/): 60.32 GiB / 470 GiB (12%)
.`                                 `/    Battery: 98% [Charging]
                                         Locale: C.UTF-8

ahmadmhd

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Registered: 2023-09-10

Posts: 3

Re: Laptops which run Arch

I'm using Lenovo Y540

It's a sleek gaming laptop without the colors and style you usually find in gaming laptops.

it's a bit old but good performance overall, and the support for features is very good with exception to some issues with Nvidia graphics which I believe is normal

- neofetch

                   -`                    root@y540 
                  .o+`                   --------- 
                 `ooo/                   OS: Arch Linux x86_64 
                `+oooo:                  Host: 81SX Legion Y540-15IRH 
               `+oooooo:                 Kernel: 6.1.52-1-lts 
               -+oooooo+:                Uptime: 14 hours, 14 mins 
             `/:-:++oooo+:               Packages: 1957 (pacman) 
            `/++++/+++++++:              Shell: zsh 5.9 
           `/++++++++++++++:             Resolution: 1920x1080 
          `/+++ooooooooooooo/`           DE: Xfce 4.18 
         ./ooosssso++osssssso+`          WM: Xfwm4 
        .oossssso-````/ossssss+`         Theme: Adwaita [GTK2/3] 
       -osssssso.      :ssssssso.        Icons: Adwaita [GTK2/3] 
      :osssssss/        osssso+++.       Terminal: yakuake 
     /ossssssss/        +ssssooo/-       CPU: Intel i7-9750H (12) @ 4.500GHz 
   `/ossssso+/:-        -:/+osssso+-     GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile 
  `+sso+:-`                 `.-/+oso:    GPU: Intel CoffeeLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics 630] 
 `++:.                           `-/+/   Memory: 10324MiB / 31979MiB 
 .`                                 `/
                                                                 
                                                                 

planetmarshall

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Registered: 2023-09-07

Posts: 11

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Asus ROG Zephyr G14 (2023) (GA402NV). I wish I could say it's been a good experience but unfortunately there are a litany of issues most of which have been documented elsewhere.

Things which have recently started working and that I largely consider to be stable

* The laptop doesn't freeze randomly anymore which it initially did and I was on the verge of sending it back.
* Built-in Wifi (MT7922) is working stably now, initially I was using a USB dongle.

Things which don't work:

* Suspend/resume doesn't work. Suspend just immediately triggers a resume whether in terminal, X11 or Wayland.
* Built in bluetooth (MT7922). Wifi works but bluetooth support is absent
* Speakers don't work (or rather, only the tweeters work)
* Microphone doesn't work
* Displayport and HDMI via thunderbolt doesn't work.

I'm persevering as it's a nice laptop but I'm afraid I can't recommend it to anyone as a Linux device.

andrew@andrew-laptop 
-------------------- 
OS: Arch Linux x86_64 
Host: ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402NV_GA402NV 1.0 
Kernel: 6.5.2-arch1-1 
Uptime: 29 mins 
Packages: 1139 (pacman) 
Shell: bash 5.1.16 
Resolution: 2560x1600 
DE: GNOME 44.4 
WM: Mutter 
WM Theme: Adwaita 
Theme: Adwaita [GTK2/3] 
Icons: Adwaita [GTK2/3] 
Terminal: terminator 
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS with Radeon Graphics (16) @ 4.829GHz 
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Max-Q / Mobile 
GPU: AMD ATI Radeon 680M 
Memory: 3340MiB / 15228MiB 

Last edited by planetmarshall (2023-09-11 21:57:41)

planetmarshall

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Registered: 2023-09-07

Posts: 11

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Asus ROG Zephyr G14 (2023) (GA402NV).
* Built in bluetooth (MT7922). Wifi works but bluetooth support is absent

* Bluetooth working in 6.6-rc1

EarthMind

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Registered: 2018-07-31

Posts: 17

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Tuxedo Aura 15 and NovaCustom NS51 with everything but fingerprint reader on the Tuxedo working.

jocheem67

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Registered: 2009-11-09

Posts: 244

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Hi, I'm running Arch on a DELL XPS 15 9530. The new one that is, 2023.

OS: Arch Linux 
                `+oooo:                Kernel: x86_64 Linux 6.1.55-1-lts
               `+oooooo:               Uptime: 14m
               -+oooooo+:              Packages: 738
             `/:-:++oooo+:             Shell: bash 5.1.16
            `/++++/+++++++:            Resolution: 4760x1511
           `/++++++++++++++:           DE: Xfce4
          `/+++ooooooooooooo/`         WM: Xfwm4
         ./ooosssso++osssssso+`        WM Theme: Arc
        .oossssso-````/ossssss+`       GTK Theme: Arc [GTK2]
       -osssssso.      :ssssssso.      Icon Theme: Numix-Circle
      :osssssss/        osssso+++.     Font: Cantarell 10
     /ossssssss/        +ssssooo/-     Disk: 159G / 477G (36%)
   `/ossssso+/:-        -:/+osssso+-   CPU: 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700H @ 20x 4.8GHz [43.0°C]
  `+sso+:-`                 `.-/+oso:  GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU
 `++:.                           `-/+/ RAM: 2588MiB / 15665MiB

I started with Win 11, installed ubuntu alongside later. I couldn't get horizon-client running smoothly on both Win 11 and Ubuntu. Issues with scaling on my second Hidpi monitor. Decided to try Arch on it, which is my Fav distro.
Had to adjust my BIOS settings before installing Arch: TPM, secure boot and some DELL and Microsoft BIOS stuff. Unchecked all that silly stuff.
After that, a very smooth install. Luckily DELL uses Intel peripherals.
Dual graphics Intel, Nvidia. Installed Nvidia driver on the LTS kernel to try out and seems to work fine with prime-run.
[Knocking on wood] Very stable laptop, can get into my work environment with vmware-horizon-client without the hazzle I had with Win 11 and ubuntu. No problems with my two monitors.

It's a very quiet laptop, beautiful screen. Very quick, but also very expensive.

fefe

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Registered: 2023-10-03

Posts: 4

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Hi,
Samsung book2 750XED

       Icon name: computer-laptop
         Chassis: laptop
Operating System: Arch Linux
          Kernel: Linux 6.5.5-arch1-1
    Architecture: x86-64
 Hardware Vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
  Hardware Model: 750XED
Firmware Version: P11CFG.036.230213.HQ

tonttu

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Registered: 2023-11-12

Posts: 6

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Thinkpad T14 gen2 (AMD version).

Works perfectly. Zero issues with installation, drivers etc.
Sound, WiFi, even the webcam works without any need for manual configuration.

giostark

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Registered: 2016-12-03

Posts: 39

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Hp Envy 360
Seems to work everything :-)
I own two of them . One with Intel an this one with AMD.

 
                   -`                 
                  .o+`                 me@me
                 `ooo/                 OS: Arch Linux 
                `+oooo:                Kernel: x86_64 Linux 6.6.1-arch1-1
               `+oooooo:               Uptime: 36m
               -+oooooo+:              Packages: 1565
             `/:-:++oooo+:             Shell: bash 5.2.15
            `/++++/+++++++:            Resolution: 3840x3240 on external FHD on laptop
           `/++++++++++++++:           DE: KDE 5.112.0 / Plasma 5.27.9
          `/+++ooooooooooooo/`         WM: KWin
         ./ooosssso++osssssso+`        GTK Theme: Breeze [GTK2/3]
        .oossssso-````/ossssss+`       Icon Theme: Breeze Chameleon Dark
       -osssssso.      :ssssssso.      Disk: 100G / 233G (46%)
      :osssssss/        osssso+++.     CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U with Radeon Graphics @ 16x 4.372GHz
     /ossssssss/        +ssssooo/-     GPU: AMD Radeon Graphics (renoir, LLVM 16.0.6, DRM 3.54, 6.6.1-arch1-1)
   `/ossssso+/:-        -:/+osssso+-   RAM: 4696MiB / 15330MiB
  `+sso+:-`                 `.-/+oso:    HDD: 1TB 970evo dual boot
 `++:.                           `-/+/
 .`                                 `/

pedja1

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Registered: 2022-03-13

Posts: 4

Re: Laptops which run Arch

HP Zbook Fury 15 G8, with 96GB of memory (because why not)

                  -`                     pedja@skynet
                 .o+`                    ------------
                `ooo/                    OS: Arch Linux x86_64
               `+oooo:                   Host: HP ZBook Fury 15.6 inch G8 Mobile Workstation PC
              `+oooooo:                  Kernel: 6.6.2-arch1-1
              -+oooooo+:                 Uptime: 19 mins
            `/:-:++oooo+:                Packages: 1353 (pacman), 26 (flatpak)
           `/++++/+++++++:               Shell: bash 5.2.21
          `/++++++++++++++:              Display (CMN15F6): 1920x1080 @ 60Hz
         `/+++ooooooooooooo/`            DE: Gnome 45.1
        ./ooosssso++osssssso+`           WM: Mutter (X11)
       .oossssso-````/ossssss+`          WM Theme: Adwaita
      -osssssso.      :ssssssso.         Theme: Adwaita [GTK2/3/4]
     :osssssss/        osssso+++.        Icons: Adwaita [GTK2/3/4]
    /ossssssss/        +ssssooo/-        Font: Cantarell (11pt) [GTK2/3/4]
  `/ossssso+/:-        -:/+osssso+-      Cursor: Adwaita (24px)
 `+sso+:-`                 `.-/+oso:     Terminal: GNOME Terminal 3.50.1
`++:.                           `-/+/    Terminal Font: Source Code Pro (10pt)
.`                                 `/    CPU: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11850H (16) @ 4.80 GHz
                                         GPU 1: Intel UHD Graphics
                                         GPU 2: NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile
                                         Memory: 6.59 GiB / 93.97 GiB (7%)
                                         Swap: 0 B / 93.97 GiB (0%)
                                         Disk (/): 517.00 GiB / 937.31 GiB (55%) - ext4
                                         Disk (/mnt/sata_4tb): 2.74 TiB / 3.58 TiB (76%) - ext4
                                         Disk (/mnt/ssd2): 628.40 GiB / 915.82 GiB (69%) - ext4
                                         Local IP (wlan0): 192.168.1.220/24 *
                                         Battery: 100% [Full]
                                         Locale: en_US.UTF-8

ectospasm

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Registered: 2015-08-28

Posts: 292

Re: Laptops which run Arch

HP Zbook Fury 15 G8, with 96GB of memory (because why not)

Heheh, yeah... the only reason I didn't get more than 64GiB of RAM in my new Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 11th Generation is because 64GiB was the maximum they allowed.  It's a Christmas gift from my wife, so it's been sitting in a corner of my office back in the box after I ran memtest86+ and nvme sanitize, and I won't be able to install Arch on it until December 25, after we've all opened our presents and we can go off to do our own thing.

I definitely will post here on this topic once I get it installed!  I'm gonna go balls out and set up UKI with Secure Boot.

Head_on_a_Stick

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From: The Wirral

Registered: 2014-02-20

Posts: 8,288

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Re: Laptops which run Arch

My new gaming laptop:

System:
  Host: archlinux Kernel: 6.6.2-arch1-1 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: sway
    v: 1.8.1 Distro: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA617NS_FA617NS
    v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: ASUSTeK model: FA617NS v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: FA617NS.410 date: 06/15/2023
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 93.9 Wh (100.0%) condition: 93.9/90.0 Wh (104.3%)
CPU:
  Info: 8-core model: AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS with Radeon Graphics bits: 64
    type: MT MCP cache: L2: 4 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 746 min/max: 400/4829 cores: 1: 400 2: 400 3: 3172
    4: 400 5: 400 6: 400 7: 400 8: 400 9: 3167 10: 400 11: 400 12: 400 13: 400
    14: 400 15: 400 16: 400
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Navi 33 [Radeon RX 7700S/7600/7600S/7600M XT/PRO W7600]
    driver: amdgpu v: kernel
  Device-2: AMD Rembrandt [Radeon 680M] driver: amdgpu v: kernel
  Device-3: Sonix USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam driver: uvcvideo type: USB
  Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.9 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.2
    compositor: sway v: 1.8.1 driver: X: loaded: modesetting dri: radeonsi
    gpu: amdgpu resolution: 1920x1200~60Hz
  API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: radeonsi,swrast
    platforms: wayland,x11,surfaceless,device
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 23.2.1-arch1.2
    renderer: AMD Radeon Graphics (rembrandt LLVM 16.0.6 DRM 3.54
    6.6.2-arch1-1)
  API: Vulkan v: 1.3.269 drivers: radv surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD Navi 31 HDMI/DP Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
  Device-2: AMD Rembrandt Radeon High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
  Device-3: AMD ACP/ACP3X/ACP6x Audio Coprocessor driver: snd_pci_acp6x
  Device-4: AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
  API: ALSA v: k6.6.2-arch1-1 status: kernel-api
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 status: active
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
    driver: r8169
  IF: eno1 state: down mac: 08:bf:b8:2f:65:2a
  Device-2: Realtek driver: rtw89_8852be
  IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 10:68:38:f1:34:16
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: IMC Networks Bluetooth Radio driver: btusb type: USB
  Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: down bt-service: not found
    rfk-block: hardware: no software: no address: see --recommends
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 476.94 GiB used: 196.49 GiB (41.2%)
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Western Digital model: WD PC SN740
    SDDPNQD-512G-1002 size: 476.94 GiB
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 468.44 GiB used: 196.49 GiB (41.9%) fs: btrfs
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (rpm): cpu: 0
  GPU: device: amdgpu temp: 37.0 C device: amdgpu temp: 43.0 C fan: 0
Info:
  Processes: 353 Uptime: 16m Memory: total: 16 GiB note: est.
  available: 14.87 GiB used: 2.55 GiB (17.1%) Shell: Zsh inxi: 3.3.31

Only 16GiB 'cos it was on special offer and I don't need any more. Not bothered with SecureBoot (yet).

EDIT: it is a 165Hz display but I've knocked it down to 60Hz to prevent artefacts in Firefox, 165Hz works fine in games. Related: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/issues/2352

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2023-11-29 06:09:11)

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Adolfoj

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Registered: 2020-08-15

Posts: 5

Re: Laptops which run Arch

OS: Arch Linux x86_64
Host: ASUS TUF Gaming F15 FX506LH_FX506LH 1.0
Kernel: 6.6.4-arch1-1
Uptime: 9 hours, 15 mins
Packages: 1418 (pacman)
Shell: fish 3.6.2
Resolution: 1920x1080
DE: qtile
WM: LG3D
Theme: Breeze [GTK2/3]
Icons: Gruvbox-Plus-Dark [GTK2/3]
Terminal: alacritty
CPU: Intel i5-10300H (8) @ 4.500GHz
GPU: Intel CometLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics]
Memory: 3546MiB / 15833MiB

Awesome performance. I most of the time put it on power-save mode (even when charging)
because of how much power Arch can get out this laptop.

Last edited by Adolfoj (2023-12-10 19:43:17)

itsgreen

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Registered: 2023-12-18

Posts: 8

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Hi all,

I recently bought a new laptop (ASUS M1605YA-MB453W 16 R7-5825U 16 GB 1TB) and it runs Arch just fine.  Everything works as expected.

OS: Arch Linux x86_64
Host: Vivobook_ASUSLaptop M1605YA_M1605YA 1.0
Kernel: 6.6.7-arch1-1
Uptime: 1 hour, 31 mins
Packages: 904 (pacman)
Shell: zsh 5.9
Resolution: 1920x1200
DE: Hyprland
WM: sway
Theme: Arc-Dark [GTK2/3]
Icons: Papirus-Dark [GTK2/3]
Terminal: alacritty
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U with Radeon Graphics (16) @ 4.546GHz
GPU: AMD ATI 03:00.0 Barcelo
Memory: 2419MiB / 15391MiB

Keep up the good work, devs.  And best wishes to everyone for 2024!

Muhamamdbm

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Registered: 2023-12-25

Posts: 7

Re: Laptops which run Arch

-`                    gh@gh
                  .o+`                   ----------
                 `ooo/                   OS: Arch Linux x86_64
                `+oooo:                  Host: ROG Strix G614JV_G614JV 1.0
               `+oooooo:                 Kernel: 6.6.8-arch1-1
               -+oooooo+:                Uptime: 10 mins
             `/:-:++oooo+:               Packages: 775 (pacman), 13 (flatpak)
            `/++++/+++++++:              Shell: bash 5.2.21
           `/++++++++++++++:             Resolution: 1920x1080
          `/+++ooooooooooooo/`           DE: Plasma 5.27.10
         ./ooosssso++osssssso+`          WM: KWin
        .oossssso-````/ossssss+`         Theme: [Plasma], Breeze [GTK2/3]
       -osssssso.      :ssssssso.        Icons: [Plasma], breeze-dark [GTK2/3]
      :osssssss/        osssso+++.       Terminal: konsole
     /ossssssss/        +ssssooo/-       CPU: 13th Gen Intel i7-13650HX (20) @ 4.700GHz
   `/ossssso+/:-        -:/+osssso+-     GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Max-Q / Mobile
  `+sso+:-`                 `.-/+oso:    GPU: Intel Raptor Lake-S UHD Graphics
`++:.                           `-/+/   Memory: 1826MiB / 15613MiB
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NO SOUND

ectospasm

Member

Registered: 2015-08-28

Posts: 292

Re: Laptops which run Arch

                   -`                    trey@fluorine
                  .o+`                   -------------
                 `ooo/                   OS: Arch Linux x86_64
                `+oooo:                  Host: 21HMCTO1WW ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11
               `+oooooo:                 Kernel: 6.6.8-arch1-1
               -+oooooo+:                Uptime: 23 hours, 6 mins
             `/:-:++oooo+:               Packages: 936 (pacman)
            `/++++/+++++++:              Shell: zsh 5.9
           `/++++++++++++++:             Resolution: 2880x1800
          `/+++ooooooooooooo/`           WM: xmonad
         ./ooosssso++osssssso+`          Theme: Adwaita [GTK2/3]
        .oossssso-````/ossssss+`         Icons: Adwaita [GTK2/3]
       -osssssso.      :ssssssso.        Terminal: tmux
      :osssssss/        osssso+++.       CPU: 13th Gen Intel i7-1370P (20) @ 5.000GHz
     /ossssssss/        +ssssooo/-       GPU: Intel Raptor Lake-P [Iris Xe Graphics]
   `/ossssso+/:-        -:/+osssso+-     Memory: 4712MiB / 63951MiB
  `+sso+:-`                 `.-/+oso:
 `++:.                           `-/+/
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Finally got to install Arch on this new ThinkPad.  Had to do some digging to get everything working, like sound (first time using Pipewire).  Only thing that doesn't work is the laptop brightness control, and the cause is my only regret with this laptop.  When I ordered this, I got it with the OLED screen (which doesn't have a backlight, and reducing the brightness does nothing for power consumption);  by the time I had customized it they alowed the OLED screen to have the Linux-compatible webcam (contrary to what the Arch wiki states).  The main regret is the OLED screen is murder on battery life.  With the IPS screen, reviews said this laptop gets 12-14 hours of battery life.  With the OLED screen I get about half that.  Still not bad compared to the one hour my old laptop got.  I have installed tlp so when the power is disconnected it automatically goes into low-power mode, which extends the battery life by about two hours compared to balanced.  Perhaps more tweaks are in order.

Suspend to ram seems to work, but I haven't put it through a complete test.  I'm using Unified Kernel Images with Secure Boot and a LUKS2 container on disk, and the top-level Btrfs volume is within the LUKS container;  that seems to be working just fine.  The only other issue I ran into while installing this laptop is fwupd did something to a TPM register, so a reboot wouldn't automatically unlock my LUKS container.  Like an idiot I didn't take a photo of the recovery key, only stored it inside the LUKS volume.  I had to restart the installation from scratch, and took a photo of the recovery key the second time.  Contrary to expectation, a QR code was not output, so I didn't get to use that with systemd-cryptenroll --recovery-key.

sanrei

Member

Registered: 2024-01-04

Posts: 6

Re: Laptops which run Arch

the wifes=
huawei EG8141H5

mine =
hp 14s cfx

not the best but enough for minimal activities