Tuxedo Computers, a company specializing in creating portable computers based on Linux, announced the first gaming laptop. We are talking about the Sirius 16 Gen 1 model, the hardware basis of which is an 8-core AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS processor with a maximum operating frequency of 5.1 GHz and a Radeon RX 7600M XT graphics accelerator with 8 GB of GDDR6 video memory.
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The developers equipped Sirius 16 Gen 1 with a 16.1-inch display supporting a resolution of 2560 × 1440 pixels and a refresh rate of up to 165 Hz. The BOE panel is used, which provides a maximum brightness of 300 cd/m² and full coverage of the sRGB color space. As for data storage, the laptop supports the use of two M.2 2280 solid-state drives with a total capacity of up to 8 TB. There are two slots for installing DDR5-5600 RAM up to 96 GB.
The most important feature of the new product is the software platform it uses.. The laptop will come pre-installed with Tuxedo OS based on Ubuntu with KDE Plasma Desktop. The company will also offer its WebFAI software, which will provide access to all supported distributions through a simple configurator. In addition to this, users will be able to download Windows drivers.
Because the Sirius 16 Gen 1 is a niche laptop, its retail price is slightly higher compared to comparable Windows-based counterparts. The basic version of the device with 16 GB of RAM and a 500 GB Samsung 980 PCIe Gen3 drive will cost €1,699. You will be able to purchase the new product in the middle of next month.