I need a new notebook. Although I will buy one with preinstalled Windows, I prefer to work with Linux. I can't really decide between the Acer Aspire 5 with i5 processor and Nvidia MX150 and the ThinkPad E590 with i7 processor and AMD RX550X. (Both processors are the Whiskey Lake notebook processors ending in U)
Since I always had driver problems in all Linux systems with my old HP notebook, I would like to keep this small from the outset.
The Acer would cost 200 euro less. I would probably buy it in the knowledge to use it much shorter, which is why I would not choose the better equipment with i7 processor. With the ThinkPad I would pay, since it concerns an offer, even with i5 processor more. So, explicitly, only these two features come into question.
Does the Aspire driver have problems like I had with my HP? (The graphics card is probably the least, although Ubuntu AMD driver already uses by default) Or can you advise me of one or the other notebook? If yes why?
Only the graphic is considered. The RX is about nothing. So does not help the i7.
Then prefer the weak but better MX150 and the i5.
CPU power is not that important right now. Better a stronger GPU
That is not completly correct. The AMD is worse, but not so much now. What makes you think that the AMD is so much worse?
Acer Aspire 5 or ThinkPad E590?
If I had the choice to make it would fall on the Thinkpad clearly!
Since I had with my old HP notebook again and again driver problems with all Linux systems
There are no drivers for GNU / Linux systems, they are kernel modules!
Does the distribution used at all matter because there's no distribution-specific software (apart from the Unity Desktop)
Only if one installs proprietary software for the control of hardware, one can have "drivers", because then of course it is not a kernel module.
What kind of problems were there?
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