ColdWater@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-22 months ago[Solved] Sorry if this not related to this community because I don't know where to ask, but should I buy this laptop? and does it play nice with Linux.lemmy.caexternal-linkmessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down116file-text
arrow-up1120arrow-down1external-link[Solved] Sorry if this not related to this community because I don't know where to ask, but should I buy this laptop? and does it play nice with Linux.lemmy.caColdWater@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-22 months agomessage-square102fedilinkfile-text
Price: 370$ Model: Asus ROG Strix G15 (G531GV) CPU: Intel I7 9th Gen GPU: Nvidia RTX 2060 6GB Ram: 16GB Storage: Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB (NVME)
minus-squareUnfortunateShort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoIt’s 2000 series, so they are supported by the new OSS driver, no?
minus-squareCHKMRK@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoProbably still for some time. I have a laptop with a NVIDIA Optimus 1050ti from 2016 or so and it’s still going strong 8 years later. It starts getting a bit tricky (but not impossible) at 10+ years old cards
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It’s 2000 series, so they are supported by the new OSS driver, no?
Yes, but for how long?
Probably still for some time. I have a laptop with a NVIDIA Optimus 1050ti from 2016 or so and it’s still going strong 8 years later. It starts getting a bit tricky (but not impossible) at 10+ years old cards