I’m contemplating to replace 1-2 aging desktops in our home by “gaming” laptops.
What really bugs me with the Linux laptops I currently have is that sleep is unstable or inefficient. On one device it sometimes just won’t wake up. On both the battery is drained fully within few days. I have a MacBook at work and know I’ll probably not hit the same level of stability and efficiency in sleep, but I’m wondering whether hardware choice can play a role in improving the experience, especially seeing how I might make this my primary device moving forward.
I often grab the Linux laptop and end up going for the work MacBook or my ipad because the battery is dead and I only wanted to check something real quick - it’s okay with an old leftover device but it sort of irritates me.
Update: I also experience battery drain when shut down and would love to reduce that. A laptop is a device I keep ready but not necessarily plugged in. As a parent I might not use it for a few days here or there.
I am using TLP and powertop. On two devices actually. And both of them are simply much worse than the MacBook I have at work. Thus my question to start this thread. There must be controllers, main boards or something that are better or worse at drain during sleep or being turned off
Have you tried cloning and ssd or swapping it into another device to see if the same effect happens? That could tell you if it’s a software or hardware issue. If you have researched and used those fairly extensive battery programs then I’m guessing there’s some sort of hardware issue. I’d swap or clone the ssd. And check on another laptop.
I don’t have the time for this that I used to and Bazzite has otherwise been running fine. Both of them had other distros on that had the same issues and Bazzite might become my daily driver for the future main machine and otherwise worked flawlessly.
I am using TLP and powertop. On two devices actually. And both of them are simply much worse than the MacBook I have at work. Thus my question to start this thread. There must be controllers, main boards or something that are better or worse at drain during sleep or being turned off
Have you tried cloning and ssd or swapping it into another device to see if the same effect happens? That could tell you if it’s a software or hardware issue. If you have researched and used those fairly extensive battery programs then I’m guessing there’s some sort of hardware issue. I’d swap or clone the ssd. And check on another laptop.
I don’t have the time for this that I used to and Bazzite has otherwise been running fine. Both of them had other distros on that had the same issues and Bazzite might become my daily driver for the future main machine and otherwise worked flawlessly.