Meme transcription:

[Guy looking happy:] Hey, there’s a Linux version of that program I like

[Guy looking disappointed:] Closed Source, no ARM support

  • anachrohack@lemmy.world
    451·
    4 days ago

    I’m on x86_64 and I think I probably will be until I die because I don’t see the point of switching

      • anachrohack@lemmy.world
        17·
        4 days ago

        Yeah it’s never really an issue for me. I just make sure to bring my charger with me if I’m out somewhere with my laptop. Most computing is done on my desktop though, I don’t use a laptop very much

        • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
          3·
          4 days ago

          Also, most laptops aren’t at the 100Wh battery ceiling — in 2025, it’s exasperatingly difficult to find a non-gaming laptop that has a 100 (or 99) Wh battery.

          You can use a USB powerstation with USB PD. The computer won’t know about its remaining charge on any powerstation that I’m aware of, but that’ll let you functionally untether for as long as you want, as long as you’re willing to carry the powerstation, plug it in when the internal battery gets low, and remember to charge it.

          I keep a small 100Wh USB powerstation in my backpack, and a larger powerstation in the car.

          Here’s an 1070Wh powerstation:

          https://www.amazon.com/Jackery-Explorer-Portable-Generator-Emergency/dp/B0D7PPG25F/

          This is considerably larger (and comes with a lot more electronics), but also ten times that amount of juice. powertop says that my laptop is currently drawing 10.6 watts as I’m sitting here. That thing could run my laptop at the current power usage for 4.2 days, assuming no idle screen powerdown or anything like that.

          Today, though, Linux doesn’t have the ability to have a USB power station and treat it as another BAT /sys/class/power_supply device, and there aren’t USB PD power stations that report their charge out there that I’m aware of. If you have a laptop running on USB PD power, it simply acts as if it’s connected to an infinite source of AC wall power.

      • obnomus@lemmy.mlEnglish
        3·
        4 days ago

        Either you get app compatability or battery life.

        Wait newer cpus got that too so I’m good with x86

        • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          1·
          9 hours ago

          Man I wish a T470 was enough for me. At this point even the thought of a dual core CPU makes me shudder.

          Haswell-Skylake was the last time Intel got good battery life.

          • albert180@piefed.socialEnglish
            1·
            8 hours ago

            It also has a 96Wh Battery which is something you unfortunately don’t get anymore in a ThinkPad.

            About the Dual-Core, it was enough for University

            Some Browsing, some Office, some RStudio.

            What do you do that a Dual-Core makes you shudder?

            • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
              2·
              7 hours ago

              Heavy heavy multi tasking. I have a problem with tabs. I used to make my old 6 core Mac Mini cry in pain.

              Plus for work I heavy multi task with work stuff. I’ll be running like 6 different crawlers at once and make that i9 scream.

      • nagaram@startrek.website
        1·
        4 days ago

        I already get 8-10 hours of active use out of my T14. Who wants to do more stuff for longer without a dedicated space for it?

        I get sick of coffee shop stuff after like 3 hours.

    • bdonvr@thelemmy.club
      5·
      4 days ago

      The point will be when all the consumer/enthusiast hardware is ARM it will become the only reasonable option to buy.