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Looking for a 2-in-1 with good linux compatibility to daily drive, should I avoid OLED displays? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by first_ad4972@sh.itjust.works to c/linuxhardware@programming.dev
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I'm looking for such a device:

  • 2-in-1 laptop, or at least a laptop with a touchscreen (optimally also with a stylus)
  • 14 or 15 inch screen
  • Good battery life (thus probably intel CPU/GPU) and lightweight
  • Optimally not a thinkpad because I don't use the trackpoint and I prefer to tap the touchpad instead of clicking physical keys.

The candidates I'm currently interested in are lenovo yoga 7i 14/15 and asus zenbook 2-in-1s, but they all use OLED displays. For these devices is OLED a problem with linux? Mostly, does linux's software-only dimming make battery life worse? And are there ways to avoid burn-in risks? (I'm using wayland compositor niri). I heard that yoga 7i has IPS versions but they are not available in my region, and I'd like to avoid international shipping. And for this reason I would prefer to stick to mainstream brands like lenovo, dell, and asus.

On this laptop I'll mainly do note taking and coding with neovim (which is dark theme and shouldn't have much problem), video playing, video editing, running small LLM and image generation models (better have good GPU multithread performance), and writing latex documents (which has light backgrounds and is my main concern with OLED). Would OLED on linux be a viable option for daily driving for my case?

If OLED is a true concern, are there relatively new LCD 2-in-1 models with good linux support and battery life?

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[–] first_ad4972@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Do you mean yoga 7i or yoga slim 7i? Slim is the one that doesn't fold all the way back (maximum angle is 180 degrees) and still has a touchscreen but no stylus. Also how safe is it to sandwich the device between 2 soft-cover books?

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yoga 7i (non slim), and the answer would be no

[–] first_ad4972@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The books alone can crush its chassis? Or the heavy things can break it from the sides?

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

Both, and they can cause damage to the screen