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Re:Apple Sucks Now, Here’s a ThinkPad Buyer’s Guide by criddell on Friday October 28, 2016 @04:27PM (#12820319)
Worse battery life. Really though, the applications you need should dictate the OS you use. If Linux works for you, by all means, use it.
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Re:Apple Sucks Now, Here’s a ThinkPad Buyer’s Guide by ymse on Friday October 28, 2016 @04:56PM (#12820602)
I didn't downvote you, but even my Macbook friends were jealous of my 20+ hours on a Thinkpad x250 (9-cell).

The default power settings on Linux are pretty bad, though. Anyone with Linux on their laptop should create a boot service that runs this command:

    powertop --auto-tune
...and observe battery time increase by ~25%.
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