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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by not_a_bot_i_swear@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml
 

I'm looking to buy a new laptop. I recently switched to Linux (Fedora) and would like to stay with it (Not necessarily Fedora though).

My most important requirement is that it has a great runtime. I honestly don't want to deal with under-volting or anything like that. A "runs out of the box" approach would be best.

13-14", no dGPU, AMD/Intel.

edit: I realized that great runtime is very different for everyone. I wouldn't consider 5-7 hours great. More like absolute minimum is 8. Better is 10-12. This sounds very unlikely though, apart from MacBooks with ARM CPU. Any recommendations?

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[–] LoveSausage@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Apple. Can run bare metal Linux now

[–] WetBeardHairs@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah but how is the experience? While I'm not a fan of MacOS the polish and integration with the hardware is excellent. Hmm... I may need to see if I can dual boot this machine and check it out myself.

[–] LoveSausage@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Haven't tried myself but looking at a Mac for next time. Seems to be great experience and hardware integration somewhat up to speed. GPU issue is tackled a while back. https://asahilinux.org/ https://macdailynews.com/2022/04/26/asahi-linux-on-an-apple-m1-mac-mini-is-unbelievably-fast/ the fedora version was launched a few months back so I assume there is a lot to do. But active development and usable