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I wouldn't do it, and I use linux daily. But some people really enjoy getting linux to barely run on things after spending way too much time to get partial functionality.
Any idea Snapdragon X Elite is equivalent to which Intel and AMD processor?
And Qualcomm Adreno Graphics is equivalent to which GPU?
It's really hard to compare the three, as they all have their own strengths and weaknesses. I'd say the X Elite slots in with the Lunar Lake series chips from Intel.
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I have this laptop and have linux (Ubuntu concepts based on 24.10) running on it. It runs ok but two things don't work:
- Audio (kind of a big deal)
- Hotkeys on the F-keys (like brightness up/down, mute, etc)
- I think the backlight on the keyboard may also not work, I don't remember
Overall the system is stable and I could use files for the other HP Snapdragon laptop (Omnibook) to get things working. It was a slight pain but not too bad.
All that being said, Ubuntu just a few days ago released a boot image for these Snapdragon laptops based on 25.04. This specific model is not on their supported list but the Omnibook is, and this shares most/all of the same hardware, so it should work ok but I have not tried it yet. I would expect the install should be easier now with that boot image if it works, and some of the hardware may work better now such as audio. I could not get Arch running on it but honestly didn't try all that hard.
Overall I'd say it is a solid, well-built laptop, and once audio works it could be a good daily driver for linux users.
I have this laptop and have linux (Ubuntu concepts based on 24.10) running on it. It runs ok but two things don't work:
- Audio (kind of a big deal)
- Hotkeys on the F-keys (like brightness up/down, mute, etc)
- I think the backlight on the keyboard may also not work, I don't remember
Overall the system is stable and I could use files for the other HP Snapdragon laptop (Omnibook) to get things working. It was a slight pain but not too bad.
All that being said, Ubuntu just a few days ago released a boot image for these Snapdragon laptops based on 25.04. This specific model is not on their supported list but the Omnibook is, and this shares most/all of the same hardware, so it should work ok but I have not tried it yet. I would expect the install should be easier now with that boot image if it works, and some of the hardware may work better now such as audio. I could not get Arch running on it but honestly didn't try all that hard.
Overall I'd say it is a solid, well-built laptop, and once audio works it could be a good daily driver for linux users.
Thanks for your info. I almost use linux exclusively so those tiny things such as audio, hotkeys and backlight KB are important to me.
Thanks for your info. I almost use linux exclusively so those tiny things such as audio, hotkeys and backlight KB are important to me.
Yup agreed, I do run exclusively linux, even on my gaming system, so it's interesting to me to see the evolution of support on new ARM systems.
The Lenovo seems to be the best supported platform right now but it's about twice the cost of this one, and HP's EliteBook line is still good high quality hardware.
I'd follow some of the Ubuntu forums on the specific models if you want to keep up. A note is that on these systems, you have to keep the Windows partition to extract firmware. Kind of a bummer but it is what it is.
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And Qualcomm Adreno Graphics is equivalent to which GPU?
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- Audio (kind of a big deal)
- Hotkeys on the F-keys (like brightness up/down, mute, etc)
- I think the backlight on the keyboard may also not work, I don't remember
Overall the system is stable and I could use files for the other HP Snapdragon laptop (Omnibook) to get things working. It was a slight pain but not too bad.
All that being said, Ubuntu just a few days ago released a boot image for these Snapdragon laptops based on 25.04. This specific model is not on their supported list but the Omnibook is, and this shares most/all of the same hardware, so it should work ok but I have not tried it yet. I would expect the install should be easier now with that boot image if it works, and some of the hardware may work better now such as audio. I could not get Arch running on it but honestly didn't try all that hard.
Overall I'd say it is a solid, well-built laptop, and once audio works it could be a good daily driver for linux users.
- Audio (kind of a big deal)
- Hotkeys on the F-keys (like brightness up/down, mute, etc)
- I think the backlight on the keyboard may also not work, I don't remember
Overall the system is stable and I could use files for the other HP Snapdragon laptop (Omnibook) to get things working. It was a slight pain but not too bad.
All that being said, Ubuntu just a few days ago released a boot image for these Snapdragon laptops based on 25.04. This specific model is not on their supported list but the Omnibook is, and this shares most/all of the same hardware, so it should work ok but I have not tried it yet. I would expect the install should be easier now with that boot image if it works, and some of the hardware may work better now such as audio. I could not get Arch running on it but honestly didn't try all that hard.
Overall I'd say it is a solid, well-built laptop, and once audio works it could be a good daily driver for linux users.
Yup agreed, I do run exclusively linux, even on my gaming system, so it's interesting to me to see the evolution of support on new ARM systems.
The Lenovo seems to be the best supported platform right now but it's about twice the cost of this one, and HP's EliteBook line is still good high quality hardware.
I'd follow some of the Ubuntu forums on the specific models if you want to keep up. A note is that on these systems, you have to keep the Windows partition to extract firmware. Kind of a bummer but it is what it is.
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