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by growse 2464 days ago
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.
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sofaofthedamned 2464 days ago
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.

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growse 2463 days ago
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 :)

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