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Same here, I'm holding out. You probably already know just how excited I was to hear they will combine Mac OS and IOS into one OS. I can't wait for all the new

Same here, I'm holding out. You probably already know just how excited I was to hear they will combine Mac OS and IOS into one OS. I can't wait for all the new bu..err.. features we'll be getting!! \s How's Linux doing with battery life on a laptop these days? I think my 2014 MacBook may be my last.

chomp 9y ago
I have a Dell Precision 5510 with Skylake i7, 32gb RAM, NVMe I get about 10 hours of battery life on Fedora 27. Not too bad at all.
- curiousgal 9y ago
  With a GPU?
- krutzger 9y ago
  How is the Dell laptop in general? I'm about to ditch apple and was thinking to get either a Dell or a ThinkPad.
  - lowbloodsugar 9y ago
    https://system76.com/laptops https://system76.com/laptops 8th gen i7s. Up to 64Gb ram. Or if battery matters, 8th gen i7u with same performance as 7th gen 7700, and 32Gb ram. Three year warranties available.
bproven 9y ago
Pretty good for me: My battery life is around 10-12 hours (watching video drops to about 6-7 hours) I did the following out of the box: - Use the Intel graphics exclusively - TLP - Powertop adjustments I also have the screen set at a low pretty brightness level as I find the 9550 screen pretty bright (too bright) at mid-high levels. SPECS: ------------ Ubuntu 17.10 Dell 9550 XPS i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz non-4K screen (doing this will really save your battery) 16GB RAM Intel® HD Graphics 530 + NVidia 512GB SSD
- serpix 9y ago
  The new rMBP is about five hours if you don't touch it at all. under 4 hours if used for working. It is a step down from my previous 2012 model which is a damn shame.
  - robin_reala 9y ago
    There’s something wrong with your machine. I can squeeze a full days’ work out of it if I need to, and Apple claim up to 10 hours.
    - ubu7737 9y ago
      > I can squeeze a full days’ work out of it if I need to No you can't. Do you think you can just lie openly about this? The only way to make this statement true is that you don't do any actual work on your laptop.
      - acdha 9y ago
        Don’t accuse people of lying - it won’t improve the conversation and unless you think everyone has the same job there’s no point in the argument.
      - robin_reala 9y ago
        Sure I can. I generally have the screen turned down quite low regardless and if I know I’m going to be without power I’ll close unnecessary programs, but I can do a bunch of web development with Sublime and a browser going for a full 7-8 hours.

chomp 9y ago

I have a Dell Precision 5510 with Skylake i7, 32gb RAM, NVMe I get about 10 hours of battery life on Fedora 27. Not too bad at all.

curiousgal 9y ago
With a GPU?
krutzger 9y ago
How is the Dell laptop in general? I'm about to ditch apple and was thinking to get either a Dell or a ThinkPad.
- lowbloodsugar 9y ago
  https://system76.com/laptops https://system76.com/laptops 8th gen i7s. Up to 64Gb ram. Or if battery matters, 8th gen i7u with same performance as 7th gen 7700, and 32Gb ram. Three year warranties available.

bproven 9y ago

Pretty good for me: My battery life is around 10-12 hours (watching video drops to about 6-7 hours) I did the following out of the box: - Use the Intel graphics exclusively - TLP - Powertop adjustments I also have the screen set at a low pretty brightness level as I find the 9550 screen pretty bright (too bright) at mid-high levels. SPECS: ------------ Ubuntu 17.10 Dell 9550 XPS i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz non-4K screen (doing this will really save your battery) 16GB RAM Intel® HD Graphics 530 + NVidia 512GB SSD

serpix 9y ago
The new rMBP is about five hours if you don't touch it at all. under 4 hours if used for working. It is a step down from my previous 2012 model which is a damn shame.
- robin_reala 9y ago
  There’s something wrong with your machine. I can squeeze a full days’ work out of it if I need to, and Apple claim up to 10 hours.
  - ubu7737 9y ago
    > I can squeeze a full days’ work out of it if I need to No you can't. Do you think you can just lie openly about this? The only way to make this statement true is that you don't do any actual work on your laptop.
    - acdha 9y ago
      Don’t accuse people of lying - it won’t improve the conversation and unless you think everyone has the same job there’s no point in the argument.
    - robin_reala 9y ago
      Sure I can. I generally have the screen turned down quite low regardless and if I know I’m going to be without power I’ll close unnecessary programs, but I can do a bunch of web development with Sublime and a browser going for a full 7-8 hours.