You will be disappointed in the battery life if you delete the thing that controls the battery life……
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Spike@feddit.de 8 months ago
I was thinking about buying a Macbook Air and run Linux on it, just for the battery life. But then I read this shit and yea…
TK420@lemmy.world 8 months ago
skozzii@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Get a thinkpad x1 carbon, great battery life, great for Linux, and you can get them at all sorts of price points and usb-c charging.
I just got a gen 8 refurb for $300 cdn and it’s an amazing machine for its purposes. Easy to swap out SSD and wireless card for wifi 6.
tahoe@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Get it used. You get a Mac without giving Apple money. It’s all win.
Bell@lemmy.world 8 months ago
We need “linux-ability” score for laptops people are looking to convert.
antimongo@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Also the current Linux offerings for Apple Silicon (M1/M2) are very much “Beta”. And have some serious battery efficiency issues, don’t currently support audio drivers, have some peripheral problems, etc.
Looking forward to using one once they get them up to speed though.
Spike@feddit.de 8 months ago
True, true. I dont know about you guys, but I am not having a lot of fun buying and building computers lately. Shit like this headline doesnt help.
antimongo@lemmy.world 8 months ago
The Framework laptop brand gives me hope.
Unfortunately they still seem have a relatively high cost for their performance. But you can’t beat the modular design.
onlinepersona@programming.dev 8 months ago
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