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minus-squareNumbersCanBeFun@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·1 year agoI have a Lenovo Idea Pad 3. It runs linux mint on it perfectly fine and I can run mid tier games on it. It’s great for a portable play experience or work laptop.
minus-squarevalkyre09@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoI bought an ideapad pro 5i 14” a few days ago. I was delighted to see it ran Ubuntu perfectly with no driver issues. Ironically, the keyboard and trackpad didn’t work in windows until I installed the drivers (made for a more difficult install) What’s the long term usage like with Mint? Does it have decent battery life?
minus-squareNumbersCanBeFun@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoIf I’m playing rimworld (with a ton of mods) I get like 2.5 hours. It’s not great but I am usually by a charger so it hasn’t really been an issue yet.
I have a Lenovo Idea Pad 3. It runs linux mint on it perfectly fine and I can run mid tier games on it. It’s great for a portable play experience or work laptop.
I bought an ideapad pro 5i 14” a few days ago. I was delighted to see it ran Ubuntu perfectly with no driver issues.
Ironically, the keyboard and trackpad didn’t work in windows until I installed the drivers (made for a more difficult install)
What’s the long term usage like with Mint? Does it have decent battery life?
If I’m playing rimworld (with a ton of mods) I get like 2.5 hours. It’s not great but I am usually by a charger so it hasn’t really been an issue yet.