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!!
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How's Linux doing with battery life on a laptop these days? I think my 2014 MacBook may be my last.
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:
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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
I get about 10 hours of battery life on Fedora 27. Not too bad at all.
I'm about to ditch apple and was thinking to get either a Dell or a ThinkPad.
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.