Intel Skylake on a Linux laptop is basically unusable (terrible power management driver issues kill battery life and may even lead to premature failure).  See <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11492070" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11492070</a><p>Just one of the many ways Intel seems to be dropping the ball lately.