Linux-compatible ELSA VELUGA G3 with NVIDIA RTX A5000

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 08/08/2022 01:07 PM | source: | 5 comment(s)

Elsa introduced the 17.3-inch mobile workstation ELSA VELUGA A5000 G3-17 for Linux. Sales will begin in late August, with a market price of 3609 USD.

The CPU is a Core i9-11980HK, the GPU is an NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop, and the LCD is a DCI-P3 100 percent 4K / 120Hz screen. Memory is DDR4-3200 64GB, storage is 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD (PCI Express 4.0 x 4), network is 2.5 Gigabit LAN, wireless LAN + Bluetooth 5.2 with Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675, and there is a network of 2.5 Gigabit LAN, wireless LAN + Bluetooth 5.2 with Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675. Thunderbolt 4 x 1, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C x 1, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A x 1, USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A x 2, audio terminal x 1, SD card reader, and so on are included in the interface.

The battery has a capacity of 99.9WHr and a continuous driving time of approximately 4 hours and 30 minutes. The body measures 397 mm broad, 284 mm deep, and 25.9 mm tall, and it weighs around 2.9 kg. The operation of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS has been validated (installation OS required).

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#6040237 Posted on: 08/08/2022 02:06 PM

It's interesting a Linux-advertised laptop would ship with an NVIDIA GPU, but I find it understandable after trying to deal with compute with AMD

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#6040393 Posted on: 08/08/2022 08:56 PM

I like the "linux compatible"... everything is linux compatible lol (bless the people that make linux work on everything even the most weird)

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#6040397 Posted on: 08/08/2022 09:06 PM

I like the "linux compatible"... everything is linux compatible lol

Not really, there are stupid firmware and ACPI bugs that, for weird technical reasons, usually hurt Linux more than Windows. Lots of them are low-hanging fruits for the notebook vendors, so it's good when they do additional testing with Linux. It's just ultra-stupid when some component like wifi isn't even recognized as a device, even though there is very good driver support on Linux.

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#6040399 Posted on: 08/08/2022 09:09 PM

But there is always someone that fix it... And you don't have that on Windows or MacOS

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#6040434 Posted on: 08/08/2022 10:51 PM

But there is always someone that fix it...

Some things unfortunately can't be fixed, e.g. there seems to be no fix for integrated wifi adapter recognition with cheap-ass Trekstor Surfbook A13B.
Some ACPI bugs have workarounds by disabling stuff that can have side effects. There are often no good fixes available for bugs in the proprietary firmware of notebooks, only manufacturer can really make sure of that.

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