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[SirensOfTitan]

I spent a lot of time deliberating on what to replace my 13” MBP with. The idea of more open hardware is attractive, but both system76 and purism fell short (mainly battery life)

I ended up going with a Lenovo x1 carbón extreme and threw ArchLinux on it. The trackpad is worse, and battery life isn’t quite as good (I feel like I can optimize this, but haven’t had the chance yet), but it’s such a capable machine. I feel quite happy with it.

[pgeorgi → SirensOfTitan]

> battery life isn’t quite as good

powertop --auto-tune is a good first start in my experience.

[bproven → pgeorgi]

yeah and tlp - although my guess is i think the nvidia graphics are hurting you here

[Antoninus → SirensOfTitan]

I was leaning towards making the same switch this year and giving up my mid-2015 MBP. I've read so many stories like yours and decided against it.