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[–] disorderly@lemmy.world 36 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Interesting, but not terribly surprising. The "gamer" is probably choosing something like Alienware, the "Windows power user" / "business user" is probably picking Lenovo, and the general consumer is going cheap.

I will say as a Linux user that these do look damn cool and if I was shopping for laptops, it'd be the frontrunner.

[–] djsaskdja@reddthat.com 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I could be wrong but Razer and Legion seem like stronger gamer brands compared to Alienware these days.

[–] disorderly@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You're probably right, I am not exactly keeping up!

[–] djsaskdja@reddthat.com 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Alienware is still reasonably popular for sure. It’s just not what it was back in the day. I should’ve mentioned ROG as well.

[–] jimerson@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

Have the 12" and just ordered the desktop. Top quality and love the mission. Keep them at the top of your list!!

[–] Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The video said it was a MBP for Linux users so this doesn't seem like much of a headline

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

i've been boggling over that part; it doesn't have anywhere near the same battery life like mac or coreboot does.

[–] Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I've been reading 20 hours of battery life while streaming. Battery life doesn't improve the experience beyond a certain point, my XPS with Debian gets about 6 hours, my M1 MBA get about 8, I really don't need more than 8 hours.

I prefer standby as a measure of usefulness my MBA can sleep for weeks, my XPS can only last 4-5 days.

[–] RamRabbit@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I know for my own needs, more than a few hours of battery life is wasted on me. If I'm using a computer for literally the entire day, there is power available.

Framework 13 Pro's 20 hours of battery life while streaming video is damn impressive though.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

neat!

maybe i will get one after all...

[–] Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

I'll probably get one one once ram and storage prices come back to reality

[–] BakedCatboy@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Wait really? Even with the 13 pro's upgraded battery?

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

i don't think anyone's tested that yet.

[–] BakedCatboy@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Oh ok, I thought you were referring to a comparison when you said it doesn't come anywhere near the MBP. I just heard that it's supposed to be about the same.