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Laptop with long runtime
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Needs to be Linux? Xps. Unix? MacBook of choice.
I doubt anyone will want to use System V
https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/
XPS make great Linux machines, but I find their batteries have a noticable drop after a year or so.
My next machine is going to be a FrameWork, so that I can easily replace the battery.
XPS no longer does S3 sleep, only hybrid sleep. :(
Most vendors have dropped S3 sleep, since Windows 8+ doesn't use it. S0ix-way or the highway.
I won't buy a laptop without it. My earlier Dell Precision had it, but under warranty they ended up replacing it for a slightly "better" model, because the damage from the swollen battery was too hard to repair. I hate the new one. I have to make this 64gig laptop hibernate to get close to what I had with S3 sleep... but it's nowhere near instant. I hate them for doing that to me. And this newer laptop (Precision 5550) keeps losing screws and it has stray clicks from the chassis flexing when you try to pick it up. Miss the old one. Think it was a 5540.
Do you have a XPS? How's the runtime? Are you happy with it in terms of Linux support?
I was about to say the same. I usually run Dell XPS or Macs. The good thing about Macs is that the sleep modes and stuff all work really really well. The XPSs are solid, and the hardware support in Linux is pretty good.
A notable third entry recent entry for me is framework. Customizable, upgradable and not too expensive (when compared to the other two), it’s a great option.