# Kudu Cores and Cloud Wars

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/446/
> We put the sports car of Linux laptops to the test. Is it the multi-tasking machine it claims to be?

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 446
- Date: 2022-02-20
- Hosts: chris, wes, brent
- Duration: 01:02:48
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/e6adaacf-f53c-40ec-9de3-c46e339d871c.mp3
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/PA3bbDumKbI



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### Episode Links

  * [Kudu from System76](https://system76.com/laptops/kudu "Kudu from System76") — Enjoy fast, steady progression with the Kudu’s powerful H-class AMD processor. The Kudu laptop is equipped to handle longer sessions so you can taste the victory of beating your schedule.
  * [Kudu (kudu6) - System76 Technical Documentation](https://tech-docs.system76.com/models/kudu6/README.html "Kudu \(kudu6\) - System76 Technical Documentation")
  * [Internal Overview - System76 Technical Documentation](https://tech-docs.system76.com/models/kudu6/internal-overview.html "Internal Overview - System76 Technical Documentation")
  * [MBP M1 Max Machine Learning, Sys76-kudu-ML Benchmark Comparison](https://openbenchmarking.org/result/2202161-NE-MBPM1MAXM40,2202165-NE-SYS76KUDU88 "MBP M1 Max Machine Learning, Sys76-kudu-ML Benchmark Comparison")
  * [Sys76-kudu-amd, Sys76-kudu-nv Benchmark Comparison](https://openbenchmarking.org/result/2202152-NE-SYS76KUDU77,2202159-NE-SYS76KUDU30 "Sys76-kudu-amd, Sys76-kudu-nv Benchmark Comparison")
  * [Value 4 Value Calculator](https://dwvisser.github.io/v4v_exchange/ "Value 4 Value Calculator")
  * [Pick: Spodcast](https://github.com/Yetangitu/Spodcast "Pick: Spodcast") — Spodcast is a caching Spotify podcast to RSS proxy. Using Spodcast you can follow Spotify-hosted netcasts/podcasts using any player which supports RSS, thus enabling the use of older hardware which is not compatible with the Spotify (web) app.
  * [Pick: hwatch](https://github.com/blacknon/hwatch "Pick: hwatch") — A modern alternative to the watch command, that records the result of command execution and can display history and diffs.
  * [Pick: rnote](https://github.com/flxzt/rnote "Pick: rnote") — A simple drawing application to create handwritten notes.
  * [Pick: dog dns client](https://dns.lookup.dog/ "Pick: dog dns client") — dog is an open-source DNS client for the command-line. It has colourful output, supports the DoT and DoH protocols, and can emit JSON.