• rivalary@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Nvidia graphics, weird. Looks like a Macbook. Also not a huge fan of Gnome, but still good to see them get some support.

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      1 year ago

      It’s not a gaming laptop. It’s marketed as a productivity laptop - now all the rave is ML and DL so you need cuda.

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        1 year ago

        That thing only has 4GB VRAM, which is kinda useless these days for ML. Even the most basic LLMs and text>image models need at least 6-8GB minimum. I know, there could be other lightweight applications too, but realistically speaking I don’t see anyone buying this laptop for ML/DL needs, even if it’s just a basic requirement.

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          Hmmm I’m a data scientist and regularly run/train various deep learning models for my job using a 3gb 1060.

          Not saying that more than 4gb isn’t necessary for many applications, but it’s far from useless!

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        1 year ago

        What are ML and DL?

        The laptop seems a bit expensive and I don’t know how repaireable and upgradeable it is, but it’s good to have some brand engaged with Linux .

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        1 year ago

        That’s a fair point, though I can’t imagine doing any of that kind of work on an ultralight, or whatever this is.