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How much realistic battery life do you get?

Can you hear the fans spin in a typical week?

About 8 hours. That is the biggest sacrifice I make by not going with a Macbook. But fwiw I'm on Arch, I haven't spent any time on battery optimization config. I'm sure I could get a few extra hours if I played with the configs.

If time is money, how much would it cost you to play with those configs vs getting the MacBook? Every time I've done the math, I end up leaning towards the MacBook.

I'm on Fedora and it took essentially no time for me to apply FW's recommended battery life configs[1]. (I think on Fedora they just recommend default settings.) I don't feel the need to play around with anything at all; I get more than adequate battery life and no drain while suspended.

It's not exactly comparable to my MBP, but neither is the cost! The FW cost me about $1,100 all-in and the MBP was $2,900 (both 32GB/1TB).

1: https://knowledgebase.frame.work/optimizing-fedora-battery-l...

Eh, if I was always on an airplane I might get it, but I'm almost always near an outlet when I work.

Totally, we all have different tradeoffs. I'm glad you're enjoying your laptop!

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