What is the battery life of a Thinkpad x1 Carbon under Linux?

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Hello everyone,
I'm sure there is someone here who uses Thinkpad x1 carbon 6th gen with Linux on board. Judging by the Ubuntu website ( https://certification.ubuntu.com/hardware/201712-2... it is certified to use Linux, but it is not entirely clear how the battery behaves in this case (practice shows that any laptop is stable with Linux). lose their fantastic autonomy and work the standard 4-5 hours in a relaxed mode).

Answer 1

I have an HP Power Laptop running Debian 9. To increase the autonomy of work, you need to install the TLP utility. After setting up, I got more time than in Windows (before that I had Windows 10 Home). TLP allows you to fine-tune power saving. The manufacturer claimed the operating time is 11 hours (but I got the impression that this time is if you do not touch the laptop at all), in Windows the operating time under load is 5 hours, in Linux 6 hours. From load - Intellij Idea, VS Code, Ubuntu Server machine in Virtualbox, 15+ tabs in Chrome.

Answer 2

I didn’t use Thinkpad - but I’ll answer a little off topic
. I had 7 laptops ... I bought all of them with Windows on board .. they worked autonomously under win up to 9 hours ... under Linux no more than 3x
I bought acer but already purely Linux. .. worked autonomously no more than 4 hours