Am I making a mistake wanting AMD Framework 13 Pro?
Stuck between the two boards and would appreciate input from people who actually own either.
It would be my main machine and my first proper Linux daily driver. Mostly day to day work with a lot of browser tabs, some VMs and containers, homelab things, and light video editing in DaVinci Resolve. Gaming is genuinely light, Hearthstone and Balatro territory, since I have a desktop and a console for anything demanding. I've considered dual booting Windows, but only because some VPN clients I rely on might not work under Linux.
I want 32GB either way. My Windows machine sits near 90% memory usage with ten Brave tabs and a couple of apps open, and VMs would push that further, so 16GB isn't something I want to talk myself into.
That's where it gets awkward. With 32GB the Intel X7 358H comes to roughly €3,150 / $3,660, while the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 with SO-DIMMs bought separately lands around €2,510 / $2,915. The AMD board itself is slightly more expensive. The entire gap is LPCAMM2 versus SO-DIMM pricing.
So is the X7 worth the extra €640 for that kind of use, or is the HX 370 plenty? And how are people finding the AMD board day to day under Linux, particularly battery life and sleep/wake reliability?
Thanks.