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Thanks to Nvidia, there's a new generation of PCs coming, and they'll be running Linux (www.zdnet.com)
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OK, maybe you wouldn't pay three grand for a Project DIGITS PC. But what about a $1,000 Blackwell PC from Acer, Asus, or Lenovo?

Besides, why not use native Linux as the primary operating system on this new chip family? Linux, after all, already runs on the Grace Blackwell Superchip. Windows doesn't. It's that simple.

Nowadays, Linux runs well with Nvidia chips. Recent benchmarks show that open-source Linux graphic drivers work with Nvidia GPUs as well as its proprietary drivers.

Even Linus Torvalds thinks Nvidia has gotten its open-source and Linux act together. In August 2023, Torvalds said, "Nvidia got much more involved in the kernel. Nvidia went from being on my list of companies who are not good to my list of companies who are doing really good work."

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[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 75 points 7 months ago (33 children)

Honestly, I've found that my compute needs have been surpassed quite a while ago, and so I could easily get away with buying a $300 computer.

[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yep. Give me a 4c/8t 16gb ram and a med-low GPU and I have nothing to complain about.

[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

My current laptop is the Dell Latitude E5400 and it has like 4 threads with 8 gigs of RAM and a 7200 RPM drive and it works well enough even though it's 10 years old. Honestly, the only problem with it is that it does not charge the battery. It's something in the charging circuitry. Since it works fine when it's on wall power, but it absolutely will not charge a battery anymore.

[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

I'm still dailying my Acer c720 Chromebook with Linux mint lol. I'm thankful the flimsy changing port hasn't given out yet. But it's coming.

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