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I assume this isn't the case with every machine, but every hardware I've ever owned (including the Framework 13, which has pretty good Linux support) has had worse battery life under Linux (mainstream distros like Fedora and Ubuntu).

To say nothing of the truly excellent battery life Macs these days get.

That's the only reason to avoid Linux on a laptop these days, IMO.

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Have you tried a ThinkPad? They have official support for Linux and generally have excellent battery life. At least that's been the case for me on my ThinkPad Z13 running CachyOS. I did install TLP for better battery life, but TLP is a must-have for all Linux ThinkPad users anyways.

My scrolling is screwed up everytime I try to run Linux on my laptop.

> That's the only reason to avoid Linux on a laptop these days, IMO.

Pop_os! with the system76 power daemon makes a world of difference on my tiny AMD powered Lenovo ideapad.

David Heinemeier Hansson reports excellent battery life on 2026 Dell XPS 14 with Panther Lake https://world.hey.com/dhh/panther-lake-is-the-real-deal-4bd7...

I'm a little gun-shy of getting another Dell after two bad machines in a row (two separate models with swollen batteries < 3 years old), but I'll admit the 14 looks nice now that they've brought back the physical function keys!

I'm waiting to see some other reviews of the Omarchy and Dell XPS combo on battery life. DHH has overhyped some things in the past - he posted a screenshot on X last week showing ~40 hours battery life remaining on the Dell.

But it's so good to see the Windows side catching up to Macs now. So tempted to try out Omarchy on the XPS.

What's so special about Omarchy? It's reskinned arch with a bunch of extra junk installed.

nothing special - just seems like an easy way to try out Linux for someone that hasn't tried it before

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