Personally, I'm currently using a Razer Blade 15 that I'll be replacing soon with the Framework 16. If the Framework wasn't coming out, I'd likely be buying a thinkpad.
On Sat, Jul 22, 2023 at 6:18 PM Eric Waller <ewwal...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > However I have heard it is a pain in the ass to repair, and replacement > > parts are scarce. > > Have not had the need to repair, but I was astonished it shipped with > brackets and FPC cables for the second drive. > > Here is a link to the service manual > > > https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/nb/Customer_self_repair_guide/X712EA_Customer_Self_Repair_Guide_20210701.pdf?model=k712ea > > > How long is the battery life (typically with normal load)? > > When I am on batteries, I am using the system to diagnose embedded > systems. This includes the use of USB to serial converters and serial > terminal emulators. I do embedded systems development with jtag > programming tools for uploading code to microcontrollers. I also use > network tools such as wireshark. This includes the continuous use of > WiFi, and the display of multiple video streams generated by our > systems. In this sort of operation, I get about six hours if I start > at 100% and take the batteries all the way down. I try not to do that. > I prefer to set charge limits to 80% and cycle to not deeper than 20%. > > Eric > -- Nicolas Strike
