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    Problem with 2011 MBP 15

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by biggturtle, Mar 4, 2011.

  1. biggturtle

    biggturtle Notebook Enthusiast

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    I charged my battery to 100% then played Starcraft for a while and my battery was at 15% so i plugged in the charger. After about an hour i notice the indicator on the charger was green and i was thinking wow that was a fast charge, so i take a look at the battery and its still 15%. While i was playing Starcraft the battery didn't charge at all, it would go down to 14% start charging then stop charging at 15% then start charging again at 14% and it cycled like that for some time. So after i was done playing and closed out of Starcraft then the battery started charging. Anyone else have this problem? any solutions?
     
    biggturtle, Mar 4, 2011
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    Sounds like the power brick (85 watt) doesn't provide enough power to game and charge the laptop at once. They probably choose to keep the power brick small and portable. Its a trade off.
     
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    IC, Thank you for the help
     
    biggturtle, Mar 4, 2011
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