Re:Linux on Chromebooks just might get me through a masters ...
by Maxburn on Sunday June 13, 2021 @06:40PM
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This. For a while I did the Chromebook thing and it was actually pretty nice running android apps on it along with chrome OS but just kept slamming into chrome limitations. Looked at all the hoops necessary to sideload or try linux stuff and noped out to a regular X1 carbon thinkpad. Common Linux distros on a regular laptop is so much easier.
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Re:Linux on Chromebooks just might get me through a masters ...
by tedk-42 on Monday June 14, 2021 @01:29AM
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Battery life on linux laptops are always bad. Unless you want to try a bunch of custom hacks that could break things in the future for you (when you update) in the name of saving battery...
It's the last thing that's stopped me from using linux on a laptop day to day. A macbook is far superior for mobile needs (though more pricey) and I can justify a linux desktop for my day-to-day development activities because it's plugged into the power.
Re:Linux on Chromebooks just might get me through a masters ...
by dcm360 on Monday June 14, 2021 @05:23AM
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Battery life depends a lot on which laptop you buy. With an old Elitebook Revolve with an Intel 5200U and a new Envy X360 with an AMD 4700U the battery life on Linux is about the same when compared to reviews on Windows. Especially the Envy has some issues with running Linux, but battery life isn't one of them.