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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

BITBLAZE Titan BM15 Arm Linux laptop features Baikal-M1 processor [cnx-software.com]

Russian company Prombit has unveiled the BITBLAZE Titan BM15 Arm Linux Laptop equipped with Baikal-M1 octa-core Arm Cortex-A57 processor manufactured by TSMC, up to 128GB RAM, SSD storage, and a 15.6-inch Full HD display.

[...] There's no mention of the operating system used on the product page [bitblaze.ru], but the laptop most certainly runs the same Astra Linux distribution [cnx-software.com] as the Baikal M hardware launched last year with the Russian office application package, and other programs all approved by the "Ministry of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media".

However, the laptop may end up being a collector item, as Tom's Hardware [tomshardware.com] reports TSMC will not manufacture chips for Russian companies due to current sanctions. But we'll have to see, as Chinese companies such as SMIC should still be able to manufacture processors on a 28nm process despite (again) more sanctions. Tom's Hardware further mentions that the laptop is expected to cost between 100,000 and 120,000 rubles (or about $1,600 – $1,930 at current exchange rates), so the price/performance ratio is less than impressive, but that may be the cost of independence. Productions samples, scheduled "earlier than November" may cost less.

Also at Notebookcheck [notebookcheck.net].

Previously: Desktop and All-in-One Arm Linux Computers Launched with Baikal-M Processor [soylentnews.org]
TSMC Ships First Batch of Baikal BE-M1000 ARM CPUs [soylentnews.org]

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