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Rather than a blanket "Linux Preinstalled", I'd like to know about S3 sleep support. Eg, it would be nice to know which laptops still support real S3 sleep, an
by drewg123 4y ago
Rather than a blanket "Linux Preinstalled", I'd like to know about S3 sleep support. Eg, it would be nice to know which laptops still support real S3 sleep, and not just the new "Windows modern standby" mode.
I watched an LTT that indicates that Windows modern standby apparently doesn't even work right with Windows.
("Microsoft is Forcing me to Buy MacBooks - Windows Modern Standby" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHKKcd3sx2c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHKKcd3sx2c)
- taxyz 4y agoI think Lenovo has a website somewhere where you can explore the bios for most of their laptops. IIRC, most of the thinkpads still support s3 sleep and are pretty Linux friendly (unfortunately I do not have personal experience with this, just what I read). Some will argue since thinkpad got sold off to Lenovo that they can’t be trusted given their track record; I don’t necessarily disagree but given how much MS/Apple/Google/Dell/etc have burned people one time or another I’d opt for good hardware, customizable firmware, and good software support. If true that thinkpads still all support s3 and Linux, that’d be my pick but I’m a mbp guy now.
- djbusby 4y agoLenovo that are NOT Thinkpad will give you headaches with Linux. Avoid. Sleep issues, WIFi issues (related to sleep) BIOS updates that only work from Windows 11, etc.
- 0cVlTeIATBs 4y agoMy amd T14 gen 1 thinkpad will sometimes have an unresponsive touchpad after waking up from sleep with Pop OS that I installed. Not sure if I'm using the wrong driver or something. Sleep is set to Linux in BIOS. And when plugging in/out various audio devices sometimes it seemingly gives up caring about where it says it is piping audio, and to which device it actually goes.