Ask HN: Best development laptop?

Re:Ask HN: Best development laptop? by otalp on Saturday November 25, 2017 @03:29AM (#15775032)

I second this. If you're not into intensive video editing etc. it's probably the best laptop for the price. Battery life being "decent" is underselling it - it has the best battery life of any mainstream laptop, easily lasts 19-20 hours under light workload and 12-13 under intensive work. And for a laptop imo battery life is a very crucial factor.

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Re:Ask HN: Best development laptop? by tga on Saturday November 25, 2017 @05:38AM (#15775389)

Are you serious about the 20 hours battery life? So far I haven't seen a laptop that would break 10+ hours on the login screen.

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Re:Ask HN: Best development laptop? by mercer on Saturday November 25, 2017 @08:08AM (#15775839)

I can't confirm the 20 hours, but I can say that I've never, ever thought about battery life on my MBA. And I'm a lazy fuck who spends at least half-days on the couch with no power outlet regularly.

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Re:Ask HN: Best development laptop? by lostlogin on Saturday November 25, 2017 @03:36AM (#15775046)

I have 2 in the house, an 11 and a 13. Both have a weird issue where a few minutes after waking, they go to sleep. Happens probably 1 time in 10 or 20. That aside, they are great.

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