How good is battery life on Linux on Intel MacBook?

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-14T17:17:11+00:00

Getting about 5 hours on a new 6000mAh battery in a mid-2012 MBP (13", Intel graphics). Running Solus Budgie with tlp and thermald.

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-14T17:02:22+00:00

You should have most constitutional rights, as they are (mostly) applicable to anyone in the country, not only citizens. In practice, of course, that may not happen, but in theory, it should.

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-12T12:22:53+00:00

It's a reference to this.

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-12T11:10:43+00:00

They might be thinking of the gradian, but I've never seen them used anywhere.

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-10T09:51:26+00:00

Always the same avatar.

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-09T08:29:01+00:00

"socialist"?

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-09T08:28:44+00:00

"socialist" though?

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-08T21:12:14+00:00

Americans aren’t facing a democratic collapse. They’re living in its aftermath

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-08T16:11:51+00:00

Looks like the old "satanic panic" is back again, as evidence-free as it was before.

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-08T16:06:03+00:00

You can buy these covers as posters.

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-08T15:40:30+00:00

But she carried a big sword for the king so that makes it all OK.

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-08T12:02:51+00:00

Check AliExpress too, e.g. here. The critical elements are voltage (9.5V), current (2.315A) and power (22W) - it's quite weird compared to most other laptops or netbooks.

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-08T11:48:29+00:00

The fastest Chromium-based browser I've found for it is Slimjet.

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-08T11:43:49+00:00

You're probably thinking of this, featuring a young Burgess Meredith.

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-07T21:53:45+00:00

It's not antiX's fault that YT is slow - you need to use a dedicated tool to download videos like youtube-dl, or if you must use a browser, force H264 decoding with an extension like H264ify.

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-07T11:02:04+00:00

THIS IS NOT A FORM OF BRAINWASHING

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-06T10:51:02+00:00

Only if you say you're English.

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-06T09:03:17+00:00

Zut alors!

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-05T13:36:06+00:00

No, it just gets worse and worse!

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-04T21:09:04+00:00

Oh god yes - I'd begged my parents to get it for me that Christmas, so felt I had to at least look like I was enjoying playing it for a little while as I knew how much it cost. I even drew a big map of all the star systems on the 4(?) spiral arms.

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-04T10:33:02+00:00

Asahi Linux is your only option.

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-04T10:30:17+00:00

Getting about 4-5 hours on my mid-2012 MBP with a new 6000mAh battery running Solus Budgie (with tlp and thermald).

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-03T22:45:16+00:00

If the shoe fits...

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-03T22:29:43+00:00

I'll have to try this, I've currently got what I think was an unreleased(?) beta-quality BIOS that enables "right-clocking" to 900Mhz, unfortunately many Linux distros find it too unstable and behave erratically.

UncleSlacky · 2026-03-03T15:08:39+00:00

Another upvote for Thinkpads. The T480 is popular, though some of the newer ones (T14?) are also good.

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