05-06-2012, 06:17 PM

so i just got my macbook pro yesterday and I've finally got it all set up and running and one thing i noticed how the remaining time meter right next to the battery icon seems to change from 1 hour and 23 minutes to 2 hours and 14 minutes and such. is this normal? i already did the whole drain the battery completely and then fully charge it

05-07-2012, 08:52 AM

Hello and welcome!

It really depends on what you'e doing with it. It's normal for it to jump around quite a bit, but it sounds like your total life is a little low for a new MBP. What all do you have running when you notice it jumping around like that?

Take care,
Code

05-07-2012, 11:48 AM

So it's normal for it to change depending on what I'm doing? And I was just saying those times as examples. Last night I used it while watching a movie and it stated 6:30 so I think thats pretty decent for a laptop. And thanks I just joined last night and hope to talk to fellow Mac heads

05-07-2012, 11:52 AM

Yep. That's normal. If you are doing something very resource heavy battery life is going to drop much faster than just writing something in text edit.