Re:Linux on the Framework Laptop
by OJFord on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @01:43PM
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Would it be enough to be worthwhile at all though, even ignoring the cost of the control circuitry? (and what's the laptop going to do when it sees 5 power sources? How does it know not to charge one depleted battery module from another?)
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Re:Linux on the Framework Laptop
by abdullahkhalids on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @03:12PM
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Some thinkpads already come with two batteries. The program tlp knows how to handle charging and discharging two batteries very well. It just does them one at at time in a given order of priority.
Sure, but these modules are about half the size of a phone, even all four would be considerably less capacity than a full-size spare.
Re:Linux on the Framework Laptop
by freedomben on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @03:29PM
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Yep I have a thinkpad T580 with two batteries and it works flawlessly on Fedora and has for the 3 or 4 years I've owned it.
yeah, definitely concerns there. I honestly don't know. I think it'd be interesting if they considered a single "long bay" as an option on future models that could accommodate a few battery cells or something else like an extra m.2 slot.