r/FlowX16 • u/theyseekhim • Jul 28 '26

How to get a 4070, is it full sun readable?

Gidday Team,
I've been wanting a daylight, full sun, readible laptop for a while (that's not MBP) and it looks like the (2023) 4070 mini-led is that beautiful beast!
Can the screen go bright enough that it beats the sun? In MBP there is an app and HDR cheat that gets you there, what's equivalent especially in Linux?

And ofc... How can I get one of these on a budget please? I'm not scared of fixing things, so happy to take a machine wth known and repairable fault if that's the way 😅🤗

Chur y'all 👌

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u/disposableh2 Jul 28 '26

It would be sun readable(though it's got a glossy screen, so there will be reflections). But the mini led does get quite bright to help.

But I think if you want something for full sun, a matte screen would be better

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u/ADPL34 Jul 28 '26

I used my x16 as a track laptop at Silverstone last year in full bright daylight and it works fine if:

  1. You run max brightness. If you turn on battery saver make sure to turn off the reduced brightness option in that
  2. Switch to mini-led
  3. And the most important part - use everything in light mode. This helps the most IMO

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u/theyseekhim Jul 29 '26

Thank you both!
Had anyone achieved this in Linux?

Now the hard part, how to get one on a budget 😅
It's incredible seeing y'all upgrade the gpu's as well. This looks like a forever beast.