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Battery life on new Macbook Pro Retina

  • 23-02-2014 03:05PM
    #1
    Kagawa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 713 ✭✭✭


    Can people please post how long they get from their battery in the new macbook pro retina, I just bought a 13inch one, i think I'm getting around 6 hours out of it, but it says 9 in the specs, should I be getting more?


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  • #2
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,719 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Depends on your usage. Lower the brightness, uninstall Flash, use Safari instead of Firefox/Chrome and quit apps when you aren't using them.


  • #3
    Tokyo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,655 ✭✭✭✭Tokyo


    Kagawa wrote: »
    I'm getting around 6 hours out of it, but it says 9 in the specs, should I be getting more?

    Actually, it says "Up to 9 hours" in the specs...

    I'm typing this post on one now - I generally get 6-7 hours out of it with a few applications running in the background. If you want longer, shout down anythign you're not using - applications, services such as bluetooth, wifi if you're not browsing the internet, uninstall flash, turn off keyboard lighting, dim the screen, etc....


  • #4
    miralize
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭miralize


    Dont use Safari until Apple pushes a fix for the SSL bug.


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