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IS 5 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE NORMAL ?? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by grivas00@alien.top to c/framework@hardware.watch

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so i set up my framework 13th gen with fedora and did what the guide says
for some reason i just did a youtube video test and the battery only lasted 5 hours just playing a youtube video. I thought normal laptop usage is like 7+ ?

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[–] BillBumm@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Bro, stop screaming ;)

[–] idontevenknow3628285@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I'm actually so glad I canceled my pre-order on the fw 16. I've got a Lenovo Yoga and it easily does over 10 hours a day, PLUS I can write on it. I still love the idea of a framework though, let's see where they go with it and if it ever becomes affordable.

[–] icetorch1@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Good thing is that they'll start selling the AMD mainboard eventually and then you can just swap that in. 😎 Oh and 61wh battery is out.

[–] omkabo2@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I have fedora (Kde spin) and get easily more than 5h out of it.. I followed this guide mostly but stayed with the normal power-profile-daemon, not tlp. In battery saver mode I might be able to get 8h, but only with all non USB c modules removed and low screen brightness.

[–] Shirubax@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah I only wish my Thinkpad for anywhere near that much life

[–] nik_da_brik@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I'm also on Fedora; make sure to follow the setup guide completely. There are a few commands it gives you that might improve battery life. Also, I was able to shave a few watts off of my 12th gen's idle power draw by setting the display to 48hz instead of 60. Be aware that your IO modules also use power, with the storage, Ethernet, and video output modules being the most demanding. If you aren't using any of those very frequently, consider swapping it out for a USB port. I run 2 of each USB port with HDMI and Ethernet modules stored in my backpack in case I need them.