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    Battery life on a macbook pro

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by nameless1, Jul 7, 2007.

  1. nameless1

    nameless1 Notebook Consultant

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    I've decided that I want to buy the 15.4 inch laptop with the best possible battery life. So, I'm willing to switch to a mac, lose gaming performance, and pay more money for the (cheaper) 15.4 inch macbook, if it has significantly more battery life than the 2.5 hours reported for the asus g1s.

    I can't seem to find a definitive answer on the web. So, how long can the 15.4 macbook w/ 128 vram run? (assume it's a mix of watching webtv/typing on word/and surfing the web)
     
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  2. Percybut

    Percybut Notebook Consultant

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    My MBP 15'' (2.2GHz, 8600GT 128mb):
    (This is in OSX)
    Only iTunes (LCD off) = 5 hours
    iTune + Web (LCD Max brightness) = a bit more than 3 hours
     
    Percybut, Jul 7, 2007
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  3. grahm

    grahm Notebook Enthusiast

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    Mine runs for about 3.5-4 hours on 1/2 to 3/4 brightness using WiFi and Adium and Camino and iTunes and NeoOffice.
     
    grahm, Jul 7, 2007
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    hoolyproductions Notebook Evangelist

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    i keep meaning to time it but haven't got round to it. I comfortably get over 3 hours tho if the screen is notched down a little... for the type of use you describe
     
    hoolyproductions, Jul 7, 2007
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  5. sp00n

    sp00n Notebook Deity

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    15.4'' Macbook Pro about 3-4 hours.

    13.3" Macbook about 4-5 hours.
     
    sp00n, Jul 7, 2007
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  6. katorga

    katorga Notebook Guru

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    My MBP2.4 gets 3.5-4:45 hours in general use. Oddly, it was 3:45-5:05 before I first calibrated the battery. Load the puppy up to 150-180% CPU and it drops to 2:30.

    My wifes MB 2Ghz gets 4-4:45 hours.

    I'm pretty happy with the battery life. My Dell M70 with the internal battery and 6 cell media bay battery only gets 5:40.
     
    katorga, Jul 7, 2007
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