We saw Strix Halo chips perform well in the Framework Desktop , albeit with more RAM, so we're excited to get our hands on this more mainstream laptop and test it to see just how well it works in a slightly more mainstream approach.
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-Fran- Yes. This is good. Now we need the AI Max+ 388 ( :sick: name) in a good chassis with a decent screen and 32GB+ RAM (24+8 or 16+16 are great combinations). Regards. Reply
Matthew3957 The strix halo chip was in that HP workstation, the g1a ultra 14 or something, but the pricing was astronomical (at least when not on sale and even then it was absurd). Hoping these are vaguely affordable, but I want at least 64gb of RAM for it. Reply
Notton 100W charger would put it at exactly half of the power brick that comes with an A14 (2025) equipped with an Ryzen 7 350 and RTX 5060m And the 8060s in strix halo is RTX 4060m levels of performance, or about 10~15% slower than a 5060m. Now, about the price of such a fantastic piece of technology… Reply
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