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Battery's a pretty big fucking deal on a laptop tho.
by evilduck 3y ago
Battery's a pretty big fucking deal on a laptop tho.
- DiabloD3 3y agoGood news, the laptops with the longest battery life aren't Macs. Better news, installing Windows on Intel Macs improves battery life under common use cases. Best news, Linux on that same Mac is even longer. Hilariously, as much as Chromebooks suck, there are many Chromebooks that have half the Wh of M1/M2 99Wh Macbooks, cost half as much, and meet or exceed battery life under common tasks (implying they're both twice as efficient per watt, and twice as efficient per dollar). These Chromebooks can run Linux, and aren't stuck with ChromeOS.... so if you're really into ultra-thin laptops with excessive battery life, well, they're an option. I also semi-recently saw a review for the LG Gram 17, an Intel laptop that has 3/4th the Wh of Macbooks, yet has the same battery life in common tasks, and a 17 inch (!) screen; costs about the same as a Macbook. So, even with the Intel CPU holding it back, its keeping up with those Macs. So yeah, Apple hasn't kept up with the battery life game at all, another myth cranked out by the FUD+FOMO Apple PR machine.