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Computer question: for help with visual sensitivities

Judge said:
@MC1Rcat : I have just remembered that there is one Linux developer (System76) I know of who not only makes the Pop!OS22.04, but also markets it with a laptop as well. One of the few Linux distros that seems to be marketed towards gamers.

Makes me wonder if System76 is doing something more when it comes to the thermodynamics issues of laptops and Linux. Though it does appear their laptops use a discreet GPU as well, which means better cooling with two fans rather than one dedicated only to the CPU.

That you might also consider experimenting with that distro as well. Another distro I have had much success with, not to mention the GUI is more "Mac-like".

Some of the Linux "gurus" tend to rate it as average, but for me it remains the least problematic Ubuntu-based distro I have found to date. Though I'm acutely aware they are working to deliver a rather different updated version sometime this year.

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This looks very interesting! The Pangolin has 144 Hz refresh rate on the screen, and the AMD Ryzen processor and AMD graphics. Which are 3 things that I am looking for in a laptop. I have heard that intel and AMD processors are most compatible w/ Linux. But, I think I would prefer the AMD because I have been reading tons of info on laptops w/ intel, and it seems they can have more of a problem w/ overheating than the Ryzen. Also, the AMD graphics seems to be very compatible w/ Linux. I was surprised to see that one of System 76's laptops has NVIDIA on it. They must have changed their software to be more compatible. I will have to get an external SSD to play w/ the Ubuntu more, I may also try the POP OS. Thanks :)
 
MC1Rcat said:
This looks very interesting! The Pangolin has 144 Hz refresh rate on the screen, and the AMD Ryzen processor and AMD graphics. Which are 3 things that I am looking for in a laptop. I have heard that intel and AMD processors are most compatible w/ Linux. But, I think I would prefer the AMD because I have been reading tons of info on laptops w/ intel, and it seems they can have more of a problem w/ overheating than the Ryzen. Also, the AMD graphics seems to be very compatible w/ Linux. I was surprised to see that one of System 76's laptops has NVIDIA on it. They must have changed their software to be more compatible. I will have to get an external SSD to play w/ the Ubuntu more, I may also try the POP OS. Thanks :)
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Sadly this reflects one consistent frustration with Linux Mint versus Pop!OS22.04. In the last 20 years, as a dedicated Photoshop user, I've always gone with using an Nvidia video card. Worked seamlessly with Windows, but Linux Mint is another matter, which can occasionally create issues like random freezes. Usually I find workarounds for them from online sources, but on occasion it can also take time to rectify such issues.

Yet with Pop!OS22.04, I have never experienced any issues associated with my Nvidia GPU. Interestingly enough, with POP!OS, it gives you a choice of downloading an ISO file either associated with Nvidia drivers or none at all. With Linux Mint, they do not give you a choice at the outset. It defaults to a gutless Xorg/Nouveau video driver, in which you can run, or opt to download various Nvidia drivers which would make full use of my video card.

It's no secret that the father of the Linux Kernel Linus Torvald has many words to use in explaining Nvidia's slow and sometimes painful acknowledgment of Linux as a viable OS. But nothing is so clearly explained as when Linus Torvald turned to the camera and raised his middle finger when mentioning Nvidia.

Torvalds blasts Nvidia over Linux support, gives them the middle finger during speech
 
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MC1Rcat said:
Also, I have a question for you...if you are using Linux on a laptop, does it make your computer ever overheat? Some of the forums have threads about users having more overheating issues w/ Linux. Not sure why. I wish I could do a desktop, bc I hear Linux is best on desktops.... but I am stuck sitting up in bed most of the time and I don't know how that could work.
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Check the dates of those posts.

There was a period back in 2014/15 where some distros had a lot of trouble with power management but everything's been good since then.
 
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