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Microsoft is Forcing me to Buy MacBooks - Windows Modern Standby
Linus Tech Tips
Linus Tech Tips explains how Windows Modern Standby causes laptops to drain battery while asleep, arguing it makes Windows laptops hard to recommend compared to MacBooks.
HN links it as the standard reference whenever laptop sleep and battery drain on Windows come up, including the later point that nothing has improved.
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