i was upset today because a tech journalist on fedi called MNT Reform's battery runtime "awful" (only almost 5 hours of playing a video fullscreen on youtube). not only because of the mean choice of words but because the runtime is the consequence of a conscious choice: LiFePO4 cells over LiIon. with LiIon we could almost double the runtime, but they are more dangerous (thermal runaway), worse for the environment (cobalt) and don't last as long (less charging cycles).

@mntmn So this is both environmentally friendly and runs longer than the Lenovo T14 (AMD Gen 1) I got for work. What should I say? You achieved more than a decades old, large OEM.

@mntmn if anything I think your devices could let consumers do more, by reducing the battery capacity onboard more, and by letting folks use external packs via usb-pd.

The idea that laptops need large integrated and dedicated battery is actually not obvious, imo.

@mntmn
Don't sweat the haters. I'd take the LFP tradeoff any day.

Thanks for designing a cool laptop that I use all the time.

@mntmn

Well, as far as I see it, Reform is not about battery life. Not about CPUs being super powerful. Not about huge GPU performance.

So, why do you care about what this journalist wannabe wrote ?

Also, bare in mind that you didn't pay for this "review". So what did you expect ? :)

@mntmn don’t let the bastards get you down

@requiem @mntmn I'd've called them out on their bullshit review, and then would've dressed them down like a drill sargent for being so utterly ignorant and irresponsible.

@vertigo @requiem not a review, just a comment here

@mntmn Is it really half? (per liter or per kilogram?) I know LiIons had advantages, but I did not know difference is that significant...