Motile - Walmart Laptop

[booman]

Didn't realize Walmart had its own brand of laptop.
These can go for as low as $200.00 and you can install Linux on them

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ryzen3-windows-linux&num=1

• 14-inch laptop with Ryzen 3 3200U
• Vega 3 graphics
• 4GB of RAM
• 120GB solid-state drive
• 1080p display

 

[booman]

Motile 14" Performance Laptop

• MOTILE Performance Laptop
• 14'' FHD
• AMD Ryzen 3 with Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
• 4GB Memory
• 128GB Storage
• HDMI
• Front IR Camera
• Rose Gold
• THX® Spatial Audio
• Tuned by THXTM display
• 720p IR Webcam
• 1 x USB-C
• 2 x USB 3.0
• 1 x USB 2.0
• 1 x HDMI Port
• 1 x Ethernet Port
• 3.5mm Headphone jack
• Weight: 2.55 lbs

 

[cloasters]

AMD CPU with an AMD Vid (Card?). Won't that make installing video drivers in Linux a real bear?

 

[booman]

I've read that AMD open source and proprietary drivers are much better these days.
Don't know from experience, but if its true, then these AMD chips should be a "pain point"

 

[Kaitain]

My AMD (Ryzen 1/Vega 8) APU-based laptop had some teething troubles, but is now trouble free - all open source AMD drivers. I don't see anything that would make me blink in that hardware configuration - only that you probably won't get the THX special sauce with the sound.