Re: [qubes-users] Question before buying a new laptop

[ben . thompson]

Thanks for your reply.


I have a few questions:
How well does passing a dedicated graphics card to a vm work / is gaming
in a vm feasible or do i still need dual-boot?


Yeah very feasible many people do it including me.


So what games are possible and are you using a windows or linux guest?  
(Sadly there are games not running with wine.)



Of course you need the right system you would need an eGPU capable
laptop such as the W520 which you should install an quad core ivy bridge
cpu in so you get pci-e 3.0 for the expresscard slot. As always I
recommend installing coreboot - the ivy/sandy coreboot port has open
cpu/ram init and supports me cleaner to nerf your me (again disabling is
impossible)


Well the W520 is from 2011 and can't be bought anymore and i don't  
like to buy hardware second hand.

Also the processor is a bit weaker.
I know the problem with new CPUs is a ME which can't be properly  
deactivated anymore (at least as far as i know), but it seems i have  
to accept this, if i want a powerful processor for gaming / work.
Hence the W520 is not really an option for me (Although it is the  
better option from a security standpoint).


So do you have a suggestion for newer hardware in the same price-range?


No such thing as a lifetime account FYI, eventually these services get
too top heavy and run out of money.


good enough for a burner account...




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[qubes-users] Question before buying a new laptop

[ben . thompson]

Hi,
some time ago i discovered qubes, but my laptop did not support it and  
i did not follow the developments.

Now my old laptop is broken and i am about to buy a new one.

I have a few questions:
How well does passing a dedicated graphics card to a vm work / is  
gaming in a vm feasible or do i still need dual-boot?


Did anyone try a Lenovo Legion Y530 and can me write how well it works  
with qubes? (i would upgrade the ram to 16 or 32 GB)

(I did not see any entry in the list (https://www.qubes-os.org/hcl/).)

Best
ben


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