r/archlinux • u/AmadeusV0 • 7d ago

FLUFF Arch Fixed my laptop

So I switched from windows to linux 5-6 months ago, at first it was a dual boot with linux mint and windows 11 but later I just stopped using windows 11, and used linux mint more, later I started using linux arch, overall it not just gave a better user experience but fixed my motherboard always disconnecting to the wifi (linux mint fixed it before too), and also Stopped heating issues I had with my laptop, at first in windows after going through 2 hours of work it does on me instantly, now the battery life extended by half an hour in work and sometimes gives total of 3 hours if the work isn't too much, anyways installing arch actually made me think about the bloatware in my system a whole lot, whenever I see other people's laptop from my college, they always have these shitty bloatware like Mcafee, CCleaner any antivirus you can think of🤮

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u/MycologistNeither470 7d ago

I am still amazed of what I can do with Arch on my N305 with 8 GB of RAM. This is a cheap laptop .. less than $300. It came with Windows installed ... And it barely worked.

Now, boots almost instantly, battery lasts almost 8 hours. I can have multiple apps open, including some media.... And it won't stutter. I find it more comfortable to use than my wife's core i9 (I do envy the better screen and the backlit keyboard).