[ilikenwf]

As much as I dislike the intel/amd "two party" thing we have now, why AMD when intel is the devil we know?

I realize performance and power and heat can be the concern but ultimately we know how to cripple ME, while the PSP isn't really fully understood yet.

System76 Serval WS - I ordered this and it arrives this week, however there is at least one AMD laptop they offer, again, I believe, with Coreboot and OpenEC.

[_d3Xt3r_]

- I trust AMD more than Intel, and the PSP doesn't rank high on my threat model. It is a concern, but not enough for me to avoid it. Perfectly understandable if it's a big concern for you though.

- Also, Intel iGPUs are still pretty bad at gaming, at least compared to AMD's equivalents.

- System76 did not (and still does not) offer a compact AMD laptop, they only offer a 15" one. I needed 14" or smaller for better portability and weight (I'm one of those people who actually uses a laptop on their lap).

[ilikenwf]

Your model makes sense, at least for situations like yours...

I got the serval because it includes a 4070 8gb...so graphics and battery life aren't really a concern to me...I usually am plugged in. I also trust AMD more but they haven't been very forthcoming on the PSP.

[dangus]

The answer to “why AMD” is that you get better performance (especially graphics) for the money and better mobile power efficiency than Intel at present.

[ilikenwf]

Makes perfect sense for your situation. In my case it is more...portable power, without a lot of concern on efficiency because I'm always plugged in.

I guess it depends on priorities. I prefer first to be as assured as I can that despite my 0 trust model, my machine isn't factory backdoored, or at least, is less factory backdoored than everyone else's machine.

[skrtskrt]

Intel integrated graphics are terrible, so if you're buying a smaller laptop which will usually not have a dedicated graphics card, it's gonna poop itself if you're on a video call while some basic code compilation is happening.