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  • narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    Why would you want to micromanage it though if it works perfectly automatically?

    I use a ThinkPad P14s with a Ryzen 6850U and Windows on it, and if I want a (mostly) quiet working environment I have to set it to “Best battery life” (even with wall power it’s called that), but then it hard caps at rather low wattage for the APU. Using “Best performance” or “Balanced” (the middle of the slider) raises the maximum allowed wattage, but also adjusts the fan curve to be way more aggressive and even raises the base clocks, causing more idle system power draw.

    This might just be Lenovo being incompetent in properly configuring their power profiles, but I’ve had similar experiences on different laptops.

    On Macs, especially with Apple Silicon, it just works. It’s quiet and preserves battery life by default, and then maximizes performance when needed. No slider required.

    • Mbourgon everywhere@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      Spoken like somebody who’s never had a corporate laptop with all the big-brother-ware and anti-virus. At 10pm, having stepped away hours ago, the fan is still at full blast.

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      8 months ago

      “works perfectly automatically” Hahahaha

      Machines can’t read my mind, last I checked.