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Laptop with long runtime (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm looking to buy a new laptop. I recently switched to Linux (Fedora) and would like to stay with it (Not necessarily Fedora though).

My most important requirement is that it has a great runtime. I honestly don't want to deal with under-volting or anything like that. A "runs out of the box" approach would be best.

13-14", no dGPU, AMD/Intel.

edit: I realized that great runtime is very different for everyone. I wouldn't consider 5-7 hours great. More like absolute minimum is 8. Better is 10-12. This sounds very unlikely though, apart from MacBooks with ARM CPU. Any recommendations?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Needs to be Linux? Xps. Unix? MacBook of choice.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

XPS no longer does S3 sleep, only hybrid sleep. :(

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Most vendors have dropped S3 sleep, since Windows 8+ doesn't use it. S0ix-way or the highway.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I won't buy a laptop without it. My earlier Dell Precision had it, but under warranty they ended up replacing it for a slightly "better" model, because the damage from the swollen battery was too hard to repair. I hate the new one. I have to make this 64gig laptop hibernate to get close to what I had with S3 sleep... but it's nowhere near instant. I hate them for doing that to me. And this newer laptop (Precision 5550) keeps losing screws and it has stray clicks from the chassis flexing when you try to pick it up. Miss the old one. Think it was a 5540.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

XPS make great Linux machines, but I find their batteries have a noticable drop after a year or so.

My next machine is going to be a FrameWork, so that I can easily replace the battery.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I doubt anyone will want to use System V

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Do you have a XPS? How's the runtime? Are you happy with it in terms of Linux support?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I was about to say the same. I usually run Dell XPS or Macs. The good thing about Macs is that the sleep modes and stuff all work really really well. The XPSs are solid, and the hardware support in Linux is pretty good.

A notable third entry recent entry for me is framework. Customizable, upgradable and not too expensive (when compared to the other two), it’s a great option.