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		sofaofthedamned on Jan 5, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Auto-cpufreq – Automatic CPU speed and power optim... I've not had the same issue on my Thinkpad X1C6. I think I installed TLP and Powertop but the battery life is better than Windows for my use case.

innocenat on Jan 5, 2020 [–]

I agree. Before TLP and powertop the battery life is worse, but with TPL and powertop the battery life easily beats Windows.

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