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    Battery Problems!?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Bail Kinsail, Jun 10, 2007.

  1. Bail Kinsail

    Bail Kinsail Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, I have a 2nd gen macbook,2.0ghz(core 2 duo),white,1gb of RAM and i seem to have some battery issues. I browse and download some files on Safari,listen to music and download some music on Itunes, and use the dashboard. I run the screen at full brightness. And my battery power seems to drop quite quickly. not to mention it also seems to get very hot around the front left portion of the macbook. is there a battery problem? thank you for your help. :)
     
    Bail Kinsail, Jun 10, 2007
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    How long have you had it?
     
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    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Well, what's "battery dropping quickly"? How quick is that? If your MacBook can last 3+ hours, I wouldn't be worried.

    As for the heat near the front left portion, that's normal, because that's where the battery is. The bottom left of my MacBook is at 31 C right now (thanks to iStat Pro widget).
     
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  4. Bail Kinsail

    Bail Kinsail Notebook Enthusiast

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    drops in about an hour
     
    Bail Kinsail, Jun 10, 2007
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    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Drop fully dead? As in from fully charge it goes to below 10% charge in one hour?

    Then there's a problem.
     
    Sam, Jun 10, 2007
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  6. Bail Kinsail

    Bail Kinsail Notebook Enthusiast

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    i have had it for maby a month. well not below 10% but it does hit somewhere around 30 to 40%.
     
    Bail Kinsail, Jun 10, 2007
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    iwantamac Notebook Evangelist

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    Apple set up a battery exchange program for macbook(?) and macbook pro batteries in laptops sold between feb 06 and april 07. Call Apple.
     
    iwantamac, Jun 11, 2007
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    iwantamac Notebook Evangelist

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    As for the 31C, my computer's 27C when it's COLD. (macbook pro here)
     
    iwantamac, Jun 11, 2007
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  9. Bail Kinsail

    Bail Kinsail Notebook Enthusiast

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    does it sound normal?
     
    Bail Kinsail, Jun 11, 2007
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    tokaone Notebook Guru

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    Are you sure it s between feb06 and april 07?
     
    tokaone, Jul 5, 2007
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    shabadashawama Notebook Consultant

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    27C??? I have a 15" MBP too and when I start up I'm idleing at 40C... Is this a heat issue for me?
     
    shabadashawama, Jul 5, 2007
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