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.
I’m aware of the Nvidia limitations and thus quite interested int an AMD APU. The Ryzen AI series looks promising. And while it’s a quirky form factor I found good reports on the Flow Z13 with an AI Max 395 running Linux. But no one talks about sleep/hibernation in their reviews .
Sleep/hibernation is mostly software config in Linux. The S-statebon every main board will support sleep states 2-4 at a minimum, and you can configure your particular setup to do hibernation without an issue.
That sounds promising. So maybe once I find the right device it might simply be a matter of tweaking a bit more than on the old ones I never bothered to optimize