Your friend might want to install Bazzite or Nobara

I can’t imagine using one of these without a trackpad.

FWIW most lithium wants to be between 20% and 85%.

It’s the year of the Linux desktop!

Yes you are correct. Peak brightness is a variable based on load.

As for power effeciency, I have no idea.

I’m guessing the player base is fairly low and they’re trying to appease investors after their “poor performance” this year.