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- MacBook Pro 15 inch | 2.66Ghz | 320GB-HD | 4G-RAM | GeForce 9400M & 9600M GT with 512MB DDR3 SDRAM
Today I conducted a simple battery test for my March 2009 MBP (my signature line has the specs). This is not the new irremovable battery MBP. I can remove my battery and have a second battery to use when needed.
I ran the machine in "Better Battery Life" mode set by going to Energy Saver in System Preferences. With only Safari running I surfed the Internet for an hour, starting at a full 100% charge at 11:30 am.
I noticed that, without fail, I lost 1% of battery charge every 2 minutes.
At 12 noon I had lost 15% of charge (I was down to 85%). At this rate I will loose all charge in 200 minutes (3 hours and 20 minutes).
Wow!! This is not good! Imagine if I was using iMovie, GarageBand, iPhoto, or had my Parallels WinXP running. My charge wouldn't last at all.
I would like someone who has the same graphics card as mine in a MBP 15 inch but has the newer irremovable battery to conduct the same test I did, reporting your results as I did. Thanks!!
I ran the machine in "Better Battery Life" mode set by going to Energy Saver in System Preferences. With only Safari running I surfed the Internet for an hour, starting at a full 100% charge at 11:30 am.
I noticed that, without fail, I lost 1% of battery charge every 2 minutes.
At 12 noon I had lost 15% of charge (I was down to 85%). At this rate I will loose all charge in 200 minutes (3 hours and 20 minutes).
Wow!! This is not good! Imagine if I was using iMovie, GarageBand, iPhoto, or had my Parallels WinXP running. My charge wouldn't last at all.
I would like someone who has the same graphics card as mine in a MBP 15 inch but has the newer irremovable battery to conduct the same test I did, reporting your results as I did. Thanks!!