14 DAY TRIAL // TUXEDO Computers is one of the companies betting big on Linux laptops, and this week it announced a new model that’s said to come with specs that easily set it apart from the rest of similar devices.
The so-called TUXEDO Book BA15 is powered by an AMD Ryzen 5 3500U chip for the creation of what the company calls “the world’s first AMD-only and Linux-preinstalled laptop.”
The BA15 excels in terms of battery performance, as the 91,25 Wh unit could even offer up to 25 hours per charge in the dedicated power-saving idle mode.
“Even in more practical every day situations the 15.6 inch laptop lasts for very long times, so that you can do your daily work, websurfing, mail-writing and such things for up to 13 hours, even 1080p videostreaming at 50% of display brightness results in up to 10 hours of battery life,” TUXEDO Computers explains.
Windows offered as optional
The laptop comes with integrated Radeon Vega 8 graphics and features three different memory options, all of them powered by Samsung. The top-of-the-line ships with 32GB RAM.
For storage, you get 250GB on the base model, but you can also upgrade it to 2TB of storage for an extra fee.
The 15.6-inch display features a full HD resolution and 300 nits brightness, while the keyboard, which comes with the signature TUX super-key, boasts white backlighting.
As far as ports are concerned, there’s one USB 3.2 Type-C port (which can’t be used as a DisplayPort or for charging), two USB 3.2 Type-A ports, one USB 2.0 Type-A, as well as HDMI, Ethernet, card reader, and headphone jack slots.
TUXEDO Computers sells the BA15 with Ubuntu and TUXEO_OS, but several other options are also available. For example, the company can also set a dual-boot configuration with Windows and can even remove Linux completely and sell the laptop only with Microsoft’s operating system.
We're super excited to introduce world's first AMD-only and Linux-preinstalled laptop. Available for preorder now. Meet new Horyzens!https://t.co/tzy3N08UWE@AMDRyzen @AMDPC pic.twitter.com/OXdz1FD19Y — TUXEDO Computers (@TUXEDOComputers) May 22, 2020
