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The CPU/SoC's efficiency is likely the core driver behind this difference, but I believe that Windows exacerbates the issue. I recently installed Fedora 36 on
by kitsunesoba 4y ago
The CPU/SoC's efficiency is likely the core driver behind this difference, but I believe that Windows exacerbates the issue.
I recently installed Fedora 36 on my Tiger Lake (i5-1130G7) ThinkPad X1 Nano, and while the machine has never had particularly good battery life, it's more "calm" under Linux on average. Even while setting things up with various things running its fan didn't kick on and it didn't get warm like it typically would under both the Windows 10 installation it shipped with, as well the current upgraded Windows 11 install.
Additionally, while I haven't yet actually tested it, GNOME under Linux estimates that it'd get somewhere in the ballpark of 8-8.5 hours out of a full charge when running in "battery saver" mode, which is a good hour or two longer than Windows' estimate in its low power mode.
Of course the M-series devices I've used destroy the ThinkPad in terms of battery life, regardless of the OS it's booted into though.
- MaxikCZ 4y ago> Windows' estimate in its low power mode. Am I the only one not bothering with Windows' estimates at all? It will happily tell me I have two hours remaining and shut down after 40 minutes, without me touching the PC at all. I had this or similar experience with every windows laptop I ever used.
- duxup 4y agoI certainly don't trust them. 30% battery life may as well be near death on my windows laptops. As for hours of use in marketing material I wonder what they'll claim when they actually get close to their current estimates? Just lie about it more? How will we know if they're getting close to the truth?
- LoganDark 4y agoMy laptop does a hard shutdown if the battery goes below 95%. It's gotten to the point that I've had to configure it to hibernate at 98%. This is not very nice on the laptop vendor's part. This laptop is less than 2 years old.