[sofaofthedamned]

Had a 6th gen for nearly 2 years running Fedora. Typing on it now, love it. A couple of points.

1. There's a couple of things to make it Linux friendly - TLP, plus the throttling fix. Even though I use Fedora the Arch Linux wiki is superb for this.

2. BIOS updates are done via software update which is superb.

3. The FN/action keys are the wrong way round, just change it in the BIOS.

4. Same goes for Fn/Ctrl keys - they can be swapped too in the BIOS.

5. Screen is beautiful. I've got the HDR one and it's brighter than any Macbook i've been sat next to on the train.

6. Never got the fingerprint reader or NFC to work, but i've not tried for a year tbf - this may be fixed.

7. Speakers are complete shite.

8. Keyboard is the best you'll get on a laptop this size, it's wonderful.

9. 2x USB-C/Thunderbolt is awesome. Only thing about the XPS 13 I use for work is that the USB-C is on both sides unlike the Lenovo, makes it easier to get a charge cable round.

I honestly love this laptop, even after 2 years I don't see the need for a upgrade.

AMA btw.

[growse]

What sort of battery life do you get on Linux, and how fast are you expecting the battery (batteries?) to degrade?

I tend to always try and find laptops with easily replaceable batteries (I've a t440s right now that I'm looking to upgrade), but the ultraslim things like the X1 look like it's a bit of a challenge, which puts me off somewhat.

[sofaofthedamned]

I think around 8 hours from 100% to turn off. Bear in mind the battery is 2 years old.

I don't tend to have the screen too bright (live in the UK), Bluetooth disabled etc. Also I spend most of my life in Firefox / SSH / VSCode in that order.

[growse]

Interesting, thanks. I've apparently got "1:47 (53%)" remaining right now, and that's with a 6-cell slice and 3-cell built-in battery. That's just with Firefox and Citrix open.

I seem to suffer pretty badly from battery anxiety, so 8 hours is a bit of a dream :)