{"id":286438,"date":"2026-07-06T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T18:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/the-lightest-linux-laptop-ever-just-launched-and-it-challenges-the-macbook-air-for-battery-life\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T15:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T19:35:08","slug":"the-lightest-linux-laptop-ever-just-launched-and-it-challenges-the-macbook-air-for-battery-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/the-lightest-linux-laptop-ever-just-launched-and-it-challenges-the-macbook-air-for-battery-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The lightest Linux laptop ever just launched, and it challenges the MacBook Air for battery life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/pro\/the-lightest-linux-laptop-ever-just-launched-and-it-challenges-the-macbook-air-for-battery-life\">The lightest Linux laptop ever just launched, and it challenges the MacBook Air for battery life<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/pro\/the-lightest-linux-laptop-ever-just-launched-and-it-challenges-the-macbook-air-for-battery-life\">https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/pro\/the-lightest-linux-laptop-ever-just-launched-and-it-challenges-the-macbook-air-for-battery-life<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-07-06 14:40:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.techradar.com\">www.techradar.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul id=\"elk-37371436-2def-4ae7-9aa8-8a83bddecc16\">\n<li><strong>Revamped Lemur Pro offers more powerful internals and a massive battery life win for its Linux-based customers<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ultraportable-class laptop offers two screen sizes and up to 18 hours of &#8216;multi-day&#8217; battery life<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Users can also choose to skip Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, in addition to an optional webcam and microphone<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"elk-89c0b648-03f6-49c6-8191-1d03c5b8b6df\">System 76, a Denver, Colorado-based company which focuses on selling systems with Linux preinstalled, has refreshed its 2020 Lemur Pro, offering major internal upgrades, multiple display options, and battery life that parallels that of a MacBook Air.<\/p>\n<p>At just under 1 kg for the 14-inch variant and 1.34kg for the 16-inch variant, it is also the lightest Linux-first laptop in the business in the 14-inch form factor, despite packing a battery with a rated 18 hours of life between cycles.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-89c0b648-03f6-49c6-8191-1d03c5b8b6df-2\">This puts it in the same weight class as the 14-inch LG Gram and the 13.3-inch Fujitsu LifeBook lineup, even as it offers considerably beefier internals than either model.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/media\/img\/techradar_logo_v2.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"max-h-12 w-auto\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"multi-day-battery-life-on-a-linux-laptop-3\">Multi-day battery life on a Linux laptop<\/h2>\n<p id=\"elk-4cb4af66-cc64-4768-a416-780e0bdffa4f\">The Lemur Pro is priced at a premium, starting at $1,999 on its website before a $76 discount kicks in, but one can quickly see why the manufacturer is pricing it near $2,000.<\/p>\n<p>The laptop offers 32GB of non-user-upgradeable LPDDR5X RAM, a base configuration of a 1TB SSD, WiFi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, and a choice between an Intel Core Ultra 5 325 or X7 358H CPU. 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