I'm glad to hear sleep and hibernate are improving on Linux laptops and I really...

klaasvakie · on Sept 20, 2012

I'm getting ~8 hours with wifi with Ubuntu 12.04 on an Asus Zenbook UX31E. Everything works out the box with no tweaking, see here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AsusZenbook

If I had to buy now though, i'd get the UX31A (Full HD IPS in 13"), but looks like some things there don't work yet: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AsusZenbookPrime

lucian1900 · on Sept 20, 2012

I get about 6-7h if I don't do much more than use a browser, on a Thinkpad E325 (AMD).

Playing a game it's about 2-3h, but it doesn't seem to ever overheat.

steevdave · on Sept 20, 2012

Portable, yes, I do, although it's now almost two years old and the age shows when compiling. But on the other hand, I whip out my core i7, compile something and the battery is drained after an hour and a half.

Disclaimer: the two year old machine is one our company used to make, and my version of development is on the Linux kernel or various packages like the MATE desktop.

macco · on Sept 20, 2012

Depends on the laptop :) But it's possible with low powered laptops.