I’m contemplating to replace 1-2 aging desktops in our home by “gaming” laptops.
What really bugs me with the Linux laptops I currently have is that sleep is unstable or inefficient. On one device it sometimes just won’t wake up. On both the battery is drained fully within few days. I have a MacBook at work and know I’ll probably not hit the same level of stability and efficiency in sleep, but I’m wondering whether hardware choice can play a role in improving the experience, especially seeing how I might make this my primary device moving forward.
I often grab the Linux laptop and end up going for the work MacBook or my ipad because the battery is dead and I only wanted to check something real quick - it’s okay with an old leftover device but it sort of irritates me.
Update: I also experience battery drain when shut down and would love to reduce that. A laptop is a device I keep ready but not necessarily plugged in. As a parent I might not use it for a few days here or there.
Microsoft and vendors killing s3 deep sleep on bios levels and often on hardware level ,so laptops actually behaving more like phones with s2idle .on windows it kind gonna be same ,our choice find vendor who support yet s3 sleep or buy old hardware up to 2020 which supported s3
I kinda want something powerful to last me while. I’m willing to spend 2k+ euros if I get a great device that’ll keep me happy for a long time 😉 I haven’t purchased computer hardware in several years