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Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by const_cast on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @08:20PM (#44047186)
Yes, but a few problems:

1. Turning them on/off ala bumblebee isn't a solved problem. It's buggy, especially on not-windows. Even on windows, it's going to be buggy especially in regards to sleep.

2. You obviously lose the advantage of a nvidia GPU that way. If you have to always have it off to get decent battery life, which you do, then it's kind of moot. If you turn it on for your 30 minute workload then there goes 70% of your battery.

Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by guappa on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @02:06AM (#44048706)
And you can never ever plug it to the power grid because?
Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by const_cast on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @02:46AM (#44048912)
You can, I just think it's inconvenient so I favor laptops with better battery. Besides, I almost never find myself being on the go and needing a dedicated GPU.
Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by guappa on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @05:07AM (#44049621)
If you're never on the go you don't even need a laptop to be fair…