[_-david-_]

For #1 have you used tlp? This has made my battery quite comparable to windows. It may depend on the laptop though.

For #2 as far as I know it is possible and I believe OpenSuse does this by default. https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Encrypted_root_file_system

[nokya]

Hi D., thanks for the advice on tlp, I had never heard of it. I noted it down for my next tryout.

For Suse, I will be honest, I am not brave enough to switch to another distribution now that I have learned my basics on another one. If tlp works well, I could give it a try though.

thanks!