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Wait, you are saying you get less than 6 hours for average use? Everytime there is a macOS vs Linux thread it is repeated that things are quite bad on Linux. I
by smhg 10y ago
Wait, you are saying you get less than 6 hours for average use?
Everytime there is a macOS vs Linux thread it is repeated that things are quite bad on Linux. I kind of accepted it as the major downside.
I easily get 6h on my Ubuntu machine (Dell XPS 13, 2015) though. If others don't, the difference must be TLP?
Edit: answered in another response (older MBP)
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- baldfat 10y agoLinux and Windows suffer on Mac Hardware. You get a hotter laptop with much less battery life due to the firmware not working as well. Though Arch linux has an amazing trove of documentation on installing Arch on a Macbook. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MacBook https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MacBook
- hobarrera 10y agoI get about 10hours on a 2013 MBA (and the battery must be degraded after 3 years of intense use!). It might go down to about 7hs of intensive work, or about 4hs gaming.
- wyclif 10y agoThis is why the MBA may still be a good option for a lot of people considering upgrading and concerned about battery life (assuming they don't have a MBA now).