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Nvidia graphics, weird. Looks like a Macbook. Also not a huge fan of Gnome, but still good to see them get some support.
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.
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.
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!
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 .
ML = Machine Learning
DL = Deep Learning
Thanks 🙏
That's a fair point, though I can't imagine doing any of that kind of work on an ultralight, or whatever this is.