iBook - Does this seem about right?...

pod · pod #1 (**permalink**)

01-17-2007, 08:32 AM

I have a 9 month old 12" G4 ibook; 1.33mhz, 512mb ram... from a full battery charge this morning, mainly writing emails and surfing the web - with about 30 minutes of not too intensive photoshop work, it looks like I'll get around 4 hrs use before the battery is totally run down... is this about right? I've also had the screen brightness turned all the way up. Thanks

Airport has been running continuously from start up too...

Zoolook · Zoolook #2 (**permalink**)

01-17-2007, 08:38 AM

Sounds pretty good to me. You could get quite a lot more life out of it with the screen brightness turned down, even only a couple of notches.

Stretch · Stretch #3 (**permalink**)

01-17-2007, 09:04 AM

Sounds right, when I had my 14in iBook, surfing the web and listening to itunes, I got about 3-4 hours on it.

DVaris223 · DVaris223 #4 (**permalink**)

01-17-2007, 01:36 PM

Yes, my iBook G4 gets around 3 1/2-4 hours of battery life..sometimes as far as 4 1/2 depending on my screen's brightness like Zoolook said. One of the reasons why I appreciate my iBook is because supposedly they get better battery life than the Macbook.

EDIT: If you REALLY want to save battery life..

1. Dim your screen

2. Shut off bluetooth

3. Put your screen on a setting that let's it go black if it's not in use for..let's say 3 minutes..when you put your finger on the mouse pad, all your stuff is still on the screen..it just promotes better battery life and screen life expectancy!

bokeym · bokeym #5 (**permalink**)

01-17-2007, 07:21 PM

x2 on DVaris223's edit

pod #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 12, 2004 Posts: 197	01-17-2007, 08:32 AM I have a 9 month old 12" G4 ibook; 1.33mhz, 512mb ram... from a full battery charge this morning, mainly writing emails and surfing the web - with about 30 minutes of not too intensive photoshop work, it looks like I'll get around 4 hrs use before the battery is totally run down... is this about right? I've also had the screen brightness turned all the way up. Thanks Airport has been running continuously from start up too... Last edited by pod; 01-17-2007 at 08:38 AM.
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Zoolook #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 24, 2006 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 2,743 Mac Specs: 15" MacBook Pro, i7 2.66Ghz, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD; iPad 32GB, iPhone 3GS	01-17-2007, 08:38 AM Sounds pretty good to me. You could get quite a lot more life out of it with the screen brightness turned down, even only a couple of notches. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is stoned to death. - Joan D. Vinge
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DVaris223 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 14, 2006 Location: New York, New York Posts: 195 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro, iPhone	01-17-2007, 01:36 PM Yes, my iBook G4 gets around 3 1/2-4 hours of battery life..sometimes as far as 4 1/2 depending on my screen's brightness like Zoolook said. One of the reasons why I appreciate my iBook is because supposedly they get better battery life than the Macbook. EDIT: If you REALLY want to save battery life.. 1. Dim your screen 2. Shut off bluetooth 3. Put your screen on a setting that let's it go black if it's not in use for..let's say 3 minutes..when you put your finger on the mouse pad, all your stuff is still on the screen..it just promotes better battery life and screen life expectancy! Last edited by DVaris223; 01-17-2007 at 01:39 PM. Reason: Had to add a little something extra
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bokeym #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 02, 2006 Posts: 60 Mac Specs: iBook G4; 1.07 GHz; 512 MB; Radeon 9200; 40 GB HDD	01-17-2007, 07:21 PM x2 on DVaris223's edit
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