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 x1 carbon on mint seems to go for weeks while suspended.
Always did like the look of those models.
My X1 Carbon does now. But it used to drain to empty after a day or two even if it was turned all the way off. Drove me crazy.
The problem ended up being the always-on USB setting in the BIOS. For some reason, even with nothing connected, that would drain the battery until it was completely flat. Once I turned that off, it’ll sleep for weeks like you said.
OP, maybe check the BIOS settings for “Always on USB” or similar and disable that?
Also have an x1carbon and I usually forget to plug it in for weeks at a time. It’s great and it shipped with Linux, bios updates happen regularly, it’s amazing.
Edit: I got my daughter a framework 13 with the amd CPU. It’s running fedora 42 and she rarely plugs it in. Another great option.