Battery life is the best selling point of MacBooks and the reason these are selling like crazy. I’m a full time Linux user and I’m even considering buying a macbook and running a Linux VM full time because of the battery.

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pjmlp 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

They certainly aren't in Europe, Africa or Asia, as not everyone has the income to afford Apple prices.

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bee_rider a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Just to be clear this is entirely a response to what I have in the parentheses, right?

Ok, perhaps it is not niche. I don’t know. I have never had to use a laptop for 12 hours without any ability to recharge but if that’s a common use case I’m happy that folks are finding a way to satisfy.

	▲	bigstrat2003 17 hours ago \| parent [-]
		No it's pretty niche. Most people don't have a need for super long battery life.