This is my one deal killer for Linux on the Desktop. I have a stack of laptops with Linux installed (mostly Fedora). They are all Dell Latitudes. My main two are a Gen 12 i7 and a Gen 8 i5. I’d rather use the Gen 12 i7 (it also has more RAM and storage). However, the i7 doesn’t have S2 sleep, only S0ix. When I shut the lid, it will lose about 40%-50% battery over an 8 hour period. The Gen 8 i5 does have S2 and sleeps okay with it. I only get a 10% drop in battery over the same period.
I hear that this is some Microsoft-Dell shenanigans to “better” support Win10/11. But is there a lightweight 14" or 15" laptop out there that will run Linux well and sleep without draining the battery so much? Would and AMD system work better than Intel?
I see all the complaints about sleep but there has to be something better than 40%-50% drop on the nightly that would require me to keep it on power just to have a fresh laptop when I need it.
My Framework 13 and my Minisforum V3 both sleep correctly. The only issues I run into are with waking and sleeping BEFORE i remove them from my USB-C doc’s and switch from work to home or home to work. And even then its just slow to figure out what to do at worst.
I’d love a Framework but the 13 is a bit too small for my old eyes and the 16 is just too heavy. I’ve gotten spoiled by lightweight laptops. I was looking at that 16 for a long time, though.