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I would love to switch but the battery draw on my mac is just too much! I like to move around to different places in my home as I work so being able to be on ba
by dgllghr 9mo ago
I would love to switch but the battery draw on my mac is just too much! I like to move around to different places in my home as I work so being able to be on battery for a while is a must for me (not to mention that I do travel occasionally)
- r4victor 9mo agoHmm, I found Zed to consume battery less than VScode on my M1 MBP. It's ~100 vs ~200 12h power consumption on average according to Activity Monitor. Do you compare it to VSCode?
- dgllghr 9mo agoYes VSCode uses far less power than Zed on my machine. I believe it is probably related to these issues: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/21146 https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/21146 https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/8043 https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/8043
- dgllghr 8mo agoIt's unlikely that anyone will see this but I tried using Zed again after not using it for a while and the power draw is significantly lower! So I don't think it is related to those issues after all. I don't see much of a difference between Zed and VSCode in the amount of energy they use, but Zed is noticeably snappier (and not owned by MSFT)