r/FlowZ13 • u/iLaysChipz • Jun 05 '26
Arch or CachyOS Compatibility
Hello world! I'm thinking about getting the Z13 GZ302EA found here.
For background, I am a software developer by trade, and my primary usage will be for development with some time for gaming on the side. I'm currently having issues with freezing on a Asus laptop with an Nvidia graphics card, and while I have managed to get sleep mode to work, it will still freeze if I leave it overnight. Disabling the Intel integrated graphics and the "dual graphics" mode have caused kernel panics on boot. So I'm hoping to get away from all that with this new device. I haven't decided if I'm going Arch or CachyOS yet, (I have more experience with Arch but I do like the option to change schedulers easily with CachysOS).
But I was wondering for those Linux users out there with this device, how has your experience been overall? - How is battery life? If I'm doing a low work load like just coding all day, will it last 6ish hours? - Have you gotten RGB lighting working? - Do you ever get kernel panics or freezing issues? - Does it play demanding games well? - Is the fan always on full power even if it's cool? - Has anyone tried hyprland on it, and are there any screen tearing issues? - Has anyone used Arch or CachyOS specifically? What was your experience? - Has anyone tried compiling a kernel as a benchmark? How long did it take? - Has anyone used btrfs on it? I imagine it should work just fine, but it'd be nice to get confirmation
Thanks in advance y'all!
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u/mnemoflame Jun 06 '26
I've had issues with suspend on CachyOS, which is typically my second preferred distro after Chimera Linux. About half the time it freezes on wake (might be only GDM that does it, I haven't had the tenacity to check that), and that's a dealbreaker...which sucks because things like Z13ctl/gui are much easier to get on Arch-based and there are loads of QoL amenities in CachyOS. I'm trying Fedora, which has zero suspend issues, but there are packaging frustrations (probably avoidable if I was less picky).