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Bikeshedding, or why I want to build a laptop

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224 points cspags | 3 comments | 01 Dec 25 01:08 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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krick ◴[07 Dec 25 01:05 UTC] No.46178276[source]▶
I wonder why ThinkPads are not mentioned. It's not like I recommend them (I mean, I use one, but it's not like I've tried most laptops out there, so who I am to judge), but I was under the impression it's still a de-facto Linux laptop standard.
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johnhamlin ◴[07 Dec 25 02:06 UTC] No.46178556[source]▶
How’s the battery life?
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1. daemonologist ◴[07 Dec 25 02:42 UTC] No.46178696[source]▶
The old ones had hot-swappable batteries (a second internal battery - of decent size - kept the device going while you replaced the external one). I used to keep a couple of extra 50 Wh batteries in my backpack and therefore had excellent battery life. The power efficiency wasn't great though.

I now have a Z13 Gen 1 (AMD 6850U) running Fedora and the battery life is passable. It draws 7-8W at idle from a 51 Wh battery.

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2. gherkinnn ◴[07 Dec 25 08:37 UTC] No.46180166[source]▶
So the battery life wasn't excellent.

My laptop can go on for days as well as long as I plug it in to a power bank. I just need to lug them around, defeating the purpose.

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3. blitzar ◴[07 Dec 25 09:53 UTC] No.46180508[source]▶
I get near infinite battery life on mine if I plug it into a wall outlet.