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by barelyusable 1545 days ago
What's the battery life like?
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jasoneckert 1545 days ago
Do you mean to ask what the battery management functionality is like (i.e. does the battery drain noticeably faster using OpenBSD)?

If so, I don't know what it's like on the MacBook or MacBook Pro, but on my Mac Mini, I can reliably say that the battery life is dismal ;-)

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lolpython 1545 days ago
> but on my Mac Mini, the battery life is dismal.

Possible typo? The Mac Mini does not have a battery.

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foodstances 1545 days ago
That's why the battery life is so dismal.
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sroussey 1545 days ago
No, no, that’s why the battery life is amazing!!!
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stjohnswarts 1545 days ago
It always does what I expect when I unplug it...
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SSLy 1545 days ago
That mac /is/ going to run off the power stored in the PSU capacitors for a few (hundred?) ms after you unplug it.
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geerlingguy 1545 days ago
Not sure on OpenBSD, but Asahi said they could get 6-8 hours without any real energy efficiency features enabled.
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mattl 1545 days ago
Is Red Shirt Jeff going to install it anytime soon?
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barelyusable 1544 days ago
That sounds like significantly lower number of hours than a MacOS..?
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tcmart14 1544 days ago
Key part is without any energy saving features. Once those are implemented it will improve. I am pretty sure MacOS has a number of energy saving features implemented.
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