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What's the battery life like?

• jasoneckert 5y ago
  Do you mean to ask what the battery management functionality is like (i.e. does the battery drain noticeably faster using OpenBSD)? If so, I don't know what it's like on the MacBook or MacBook Pro, but on my Mac Mini, I can reliably say that the battery life is dismal ;-)
  • lolpython 5y ago
    > but on my Mac Mini, the battery life is dismal. Possible typo? The Mac Mini does not have a battery.
    • foodstances 5y ago
      That's why the battery life is so dismal.
      • sroussey 5y ago
        No, no, that’s why the battery life is amazing!!!
        • stjohnswarts 5y ago
          It always does what I expect when I unplug it...
    • SSLy 5y ago
      That mac /is/ going to run off the power stored in the PSU capacitors for a few (hundred?) ms after you unplug it.
• geerlingguy 5y ago
  Not sure on OpenBSD, but Asahi said they could get 6-8 hours without any real energy efficiency features enabled.
  • barelyusable 4y ago
    That sounds like significantly lower number of hours than a MacOS..?
    • tcmart14 4y ago
      Key part is without any energy saving features. Once those are implemented it will improve. I am pretty sure MacOS has a number of energy saving features implemented.
  • mattl 5y ago
    Is Red Shirt Jeff going to install it anytime soon?