If the default configuration causes random wakeups that drain the battery while it's in my bag, then it's a bug in the OS. This should never happen.

Companies are slowly moving in that direction, except doing it worse in most cases (i.e. cheaply)

That's the entire issue. Windows laptops with modern standby will wake from sleep without user intervention. It's a bug that still hasn't been fixed.

honestly one of the reasons I use a macbook is because I interned for a tech company that handed out macbooks as standard-issue laptops.

mac mini's are pretty cheap for that purpose. And besides, just because you personally don't use a platform doesn't stop you from making money from people who do.

I've got a framework 13. It's not better than a Macbook except in terms of user-serviceability.

• It's hot and loud (hopefully the AMD upgrade will fix this)
• Battery life is atrocious (hoping AMD and battery upgrade will fix this)
• Trackpad isn't as good (piano hinge, and the coating has more friction.)
• fewer ports(!) (limited to 4 expansion cards)
• sleep is broken (modern standby, ugh. S3 exists on the 11th gen model but it's no better than s2idle. I'll have to see if the AMD one is any better)
• Keyboard has bigger keys than I'd like, and while the key feel is pretty nice, it's also heaver than any macbook I've used. Also, the layout is standard laptop garbage. The only reason the layout works on a macbook is because of macos's shortcuts. On a PC I want a full PC keyboard like we had on 2011 ThinkPads.

That said, I do really like the laptop. I just find myself reaching for my macbook especially due to the issue with battery life.

Good luck getting top dollar for an activation locked device. If you paid full price for one of those, you got scammed.

The M1 design is very similar to the SoC in your phone. The RAM is literally soldered on top of the CPU.

No, it doesn't make sense that a system in sandby would need ventilation. The power draw is very low (not enough to need cooling).

The issue isn't that it's heating up in standby, the issue is that the system wakes from sleep for no reason within the bag.

This did happen to a lesser extent with the older, slower sleep method (S3 sleep), but recent Intel chips and UEFI firmwares have disabled this.

I'd say $400 (minus whatever subsidies from your carrier) is the minimum I'd spend on a smartphone. Could also get an iPhone 12 or something for a bit more.

Point is, iPhones are more affordable than people claim they are, especially in the US. Can't speak for other places where they might be marked up or have high import tax.