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would be great if its active when plugged in and deactivated when on battery

by cultofmetatron 5y ago

lugged 5y ago
Isn't this standard on any laptop?
- dylan604 5y ago
  to an extent, but the automatic part is a sticky widget for this particular case. as other in this thread have commented, not all users may want the baggage that comes with running at 100% even if they are plugged in to mains.
  - nardi 5y ago
    FYI, you’re looking for “sticky wicket.”
    - dylan604 5y ago
      Siri is smarter than you. She never makes a mistake
- Tagbert 5y ago
  It isn’t standard with Apple laptops. They normally don’t slow down on battery. They do reduce screen brightness by default, though you can override that.
simondotau 5y ago
This will almost certainly be the case. Such a mode will likely sit within the "Energy Saver" section of System Preferences, which already has settings profiles for each power source.
encryptluks2 5y ago
Windows and Linux can do this already. Not sure why basic power management is such a challenge for Apple.
- imwillofficial 5y ago
  Did you really just use “power management” and Linux in the same sentence? Yes, this goes a little farther than power management currently present in Linux and support by OEMs. See Apples low power mode for an example.
  - ylyn 5y ago
    Huh? You know you can tweak the energy-performance bias for Intel CPUs and all that on Linux right?
    - imwillofficial 5y ago
      And it works like garbage. Linux has famously bad power management in mobile. If you’re actually comparing the two genuinely, I encourage you to read more on the topic.
      - caskstrength 5y ago
        Your comment is both condescending and wrong. Linux power management on mobile used to be garbage, but now you can get excellent battery life on Linux-friendly laptops, if you willing to invest time into tuning it. I'm typing this message from one such laptop (Lenovo X1C).
        imwillofficial 5y ago
        Glad you’re having a good experience. But compared to MacOS, and to a lesser extent, windows, power management in mobile is still garbage for OEM laptops. Not that my opinion of what is garbage may differ than yours. The M1 has spoiled me perhaps.
    - 5y ago

would be great if its active when plugged in and deactivated when on battery

lugged 5y ago

Isn't this standard on any laptop?

dylan604 5y ago
to an extent, but the automatic part is a sticky widget for this particular case. as other in this thread have commented, not all users may want the baggage that comes with running at 100% even if they are plugged in to mains.
- nardi 5y ago
  FYI, you’re looking for “sticky wicket.”
  - dylan604 5y ago
    Siri is smarter than you. She never makes a mistake
Tagbert 5y ago
It isn’t standard with Apple laptops. They normally don’t slow down on battery. They do reduce screen brightness by default, though you can override that.

simondotau 5y ago

This will almost certainly be the case. Such a mode will likely sit within the "Energy Saver" section of System Preferences, which already has settings profiles for each power source.

encryptluks2 5y ago

Windows and Linux can do this already. Not sure why basic power management is such a challenge for Apple.

imwillofficial 5y ago
Did you really just use “power management” and Linux in the same sentence? Yes, this goes a little farther than power management currently present in Linux and support by OEMs. See Apples low power mode for an example.
- ylyn 5y ago
  Huh? You know you can tweak the energy-performance bias for Intel CPUs and all that on Linux right?
  - imwillofficial 5y ago
    And it works like garbage. Linux has famously bad power management in mobile. If you’re actually comparing the two genuinely, I encourage you to read more on the topic.
    - caskstrength 5y ago
      Your comment is both condescending and wrong. Linux power management on mobile used to be garbage, but now you can get excellent battery life on Linux-friendly laptops, if you willing to invest time into tuning it. I'm typing this message from one such laptop (Lenovo X1C).
      - imwillofficial 5y ago
        Glad you’re having a good experience. But compared to MacOS, and to a lesser extent, windows, power management in mobile is still garbage for OEM laptops. Not that my opinion of what is garbage may differ than yours. The M1 has spoiled me perhaps.
  - 5y ago