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Re:Pock: Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar by rarecoil on Thursday June 20, 2019 @02:23AM (#20230408)
> Granted I'm still scared to run Linux on a laptop as I don't believe I will get the same battery life out of it as I do with Windows.

Using tlp, setting all settings in Powertop and undervolting with intel-undervolt will get you some seriously crazy battery life. Battery life on my X250 is better under Linux than it is in Windows with these changes.

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Re:Pock: Display macOS Dock in Touch Bar by o-__-o on Thursday June 20, 2019 @07:42AM (#20231826)
I get 5 hours battery life on my dual Xeon laptop under Linux.

I will say, I miss 2016-era power controls for Linux. Being able to set a max MHz allowed me to truly control my power and battery usage. Any idea why Linux changed that functionality in future power governers?

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