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Re:Apple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's li... by sgarland on Friday November 10, 2023 @05:18PM (#38225314)
If you’re running Linux on a laptop, then yes, that’s even better. However, AFAIK nothing has battery life close to Macs. I’d consider one if they did.

My work Mac is perma-docked, but my personal Air spends most of its time on my lap, and I greatly value the battery life.

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Re:Apple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's li... by angoragoats on Friday November 10, 2023 @06:29PM (#38225966)
My Thinkpad gets about 10 hours of battery life under Linux, running an editor, browser with a million tabs open, docker containers, and the occasional video playback. That’s enough for me, and I’m not convinced that a Mac would have meaningfully higher battery life with the same workload (especially running Docker, which is a hog on MacOS).
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