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just recently i've installed cachyos (after a few months of mint) on my t420 and it works really well
for instance the partial battery charging works (on mint you need to install extra stuff and configure via file, on cachy it's just part of the power settings)
but also generally i feel it's a bit quicker and prettier
What do you mean by partial battery charging? I noticed the battery readout isnt exactly accurate so far but I'm not sure if that's what you mean.
You can limit your battery charging, so it doesn’t charge to 100% by default. It’s better for your battery life, because Li+ batteries lose more capacity when they’re fully charged and discharged. So keeping them somewhere between the 30-85% range will dramatically extend the life of the battery.
Ah OK that makes more sense.
sorry maybe i phrased it wrong
instead of charging to 100% you can limit it to max 80% and only charge it from below 60% for example, it supposedly helps with the battery life
Nah I'm just dumb lol. Idk why my brain didn't clock that. Thank you for explaining
I have cachy aswell not on my thinkpad im still running endevour there do you use plasma as destop eviorment
yeah, i wasn't a fan of plasma, but i've used it on my desktop and my deck and i got quite fond of it
What did you use before
mint (with cinnamon and xfce) and pop os
but it's only been a few years (5ish?) of linux