# \#laptop
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## [Your Laptop Isn’t Ready for LLMs. Yet](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/your-laptop-isn-t-ready-for-llms-yet/227511)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [24 December 2025 05:06 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/your-laptop-isn-t-ready-for-llms-yet/227511 "2025-12-24T05:06:11Z")
The quest to run large AI models locally on an individual’s machine are driving the biggest change in laptop architecture in decades. Read in full here:
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## [A Man Powers Home for 8 Years Using 1,000 Old Laptop Batteries](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/a-man-powers-home-for-8-years-using-1-000-old-laptop-batteries/193413)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2 April 2025 05:35 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/a-man-powers-home-for-8-years-using-1-000-old-laptop-batteries/193413 "2025-04-02T05:35:19Z")
A man has managed to power his home for eight years with a system using more than 1,000 recycled laptop batteries. This ingenious project, based on the use of Read in full here:
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## [Installing Arch Linux on a Laptop](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/installing-arch-linux-on-a-laptop/170259)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [16 September 2024 10:16 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/installing-arch-linux-on-a-laptop/170259 "2024-09-16T10:16:41Z")
Installing Arch Linux on a laptop. How I got rid of Windows and never looked back Read in full here: This thread was posted by one of our members via one of our news source trackers.
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## [Review: Apple’s 16-inch M3 Max MacBook Pro crams Ultra-level speed into a laptop](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/review-apple-s-16-inch-m3-max-macbook-pro-crams-ultra-level-speed-into-a-laptop/131307)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [7 November 2023 04:44 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/review-apple-s-16-inch-m3-max-macbook-pro-crams-ultra-level-speed-into-a-laptop/131307 "2023-11-07T04:44:27Z")
A solid generational upgrade for a laptop that wouldn’t be possible with Intel. Read in full here: This thread was posted by one of our members via one of our news source trackers.
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## [Upcoming RISC-V laptop promises free silicon upgrades](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/upcoming-risc-v-laptop-promises-free-silicon-upgrades/62677)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [7 July 2022 01:23 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/upcoming-risc-v-laptop-promises-free-silicon-upgrades/62677 "2022-07-07T01:23:31Z")
The clamshell computer should bring the open ISA to a new form. Read in full here: This thread was posted by one of our members via one of our news source trackers.
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## [PC and laptop displays are working toward 480 Hz](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/pc-and-laptop-displays-are-working-toward-480-hz/54870)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [18 May 2022 16:40 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/pc-and-laptop-displays-are-working-toward-480-hz/54870 "2022-05-18T16:40:36Z")
AUO and LG had already been linked to 480 Hz, FHD-resolution PC screens. Read in full here: This thread was posted by one of our members via one of our news source trackers.
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## [Framework Laptops - modular, repairable laptops](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/framework-laptops-modular-repairable-laptops/9905)
**Author:** [@dwaynebradley](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/dwaynebradley)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [26 July 2021 22:21 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/framework-laptops-modular-repairable-laptops/9905 "2021-07-26T22:21:59Z")
Has anyone see this one yet: Now granted, this one is VERY new but the modularity is really nice if they can make a go of it as a company.
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## [What is the Best Laptop to develop with a Linux OS?](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/what-is-the-best-laptop-to-develop-with-a-linux-os/4193)
**Author:** [@Exadra37](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/Exadra37)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [26 May 2021 05:13 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/what-is-the-best-laptop-to-develop-with-a-linux-os/4193 "2021-05-26T05:13:43Z")
I am a Linux user since 2012, more or less, and I always use Ubuntu on my computers, and my last 2 laptops have been used Thinkpads, where I installed Ubuntu alongside(dual-boot) the already installed Windows 10. I am n…
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## [Lenovo vs. Apple service featuring a liquid damaged Thinkpad](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/lenovo-vs-apple-service-featuring-a-liquid-damaged-thinkpad/4223)
**Author:** [@Exadra37](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/Exadra37)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [21 November 2020 00:20 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/lenovo-vs-apple-service-featuring-a-liquid-damaged-thinkpad/4223 "2020-11-21T00:20:49Z")
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## [Insights into Apple's New M1 Macs](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/insights-into-apples-new-m1-macs/4080)
**Author:** [@foxtrottwist](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/foxtrottwist)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [18 November 2020 07:41 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/insights-into-apples-new-m1-macs/4080 "2020-11-18T07:41:05Z")
This video made some interesting points and can help you decide if a shiny new M1 Mac is right for you.
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## [MacBook Pro M1 or MacBook Air M1?](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/macbook-pro-m1-or-macbook-air-m1/3969)
**Author:** [@ohm](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/ohm)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [12 November 2020 17:11 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/macbook-pro-m1-or-macbook-air-m1/3969 "2020-11-12T17:11:28Z")
My employer is letting me get a new laptop for developing on. Should I get the new MacBook Pro M1 or the MacBook Air M1 and why? :man\_technologist:t2: