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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by not_a_bot_i_swear@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml
 

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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[–] Discover5164@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago (8 children)

i have the same requirements as you. i bought framework 13.

i'm still in the confuguration phase, for now it has a decent battery run of ~6/8h of installing stuff. i'm configuring nixos.

[–] datendefekt@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Which CPU are you using? I've got the 11th gen i5 and battery life is just miserable, especially in standby.

[–] Discover5164@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

i5-1340p

there is a kernel parameter to add to make standby better: mem_sleep_default=deep.

if you are on nixos you can import the framework hardware module from "nixos-hardware". it also includes other fixes

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