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Batter life jumping all over the place; Macbook Pro
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<blockquote data-quote="EndlessMac" data-source="post: 1069222" data-attributes="member: 140470"><p>Northrnchimp gave a link on how to calibrate the battery but since you didn't see it here is another one: <a href="http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/9036.html" target="_blank">Mac OS X 10.6 Help: Calibrating a portable computer battery</a></p><p></p><p>The advertised battery time is usually only achievable if you turn off all unnecessary extra items. For example, the keyboard lights, wireless card, bluetooth, the screen dimmed somewhat, and nothing plugged into the the USB ports. </p><p></p><p>I normally get about 6 hours of battery life when doing so and only about 4 hours when I have several of the above mentioned items turned on. Keep in mind I have the previous generation MacBook Pro which advertises less battery life than the newer ones.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EndlessMac, post: 1069222, member: 140470"] Northrnchimp gave a link on how to calibrate the battery but since you didn't see it here is another one: [url=http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/9036.html]Mac OS X 10.6 Help: Calibrating a portable computer battery[/url] The advertised battery time is usually only achievable if you turn off all unnecessary extra items. For example, the keyboard lights, wireless card, bluetooth, the screen dimmed somewhat, and nothing plugged into the the USB ports. I normally get about 6 hours of battery life when doing so and only about 4 hours when I have several of the above mentioned items turned on. Keep in mind I have the previous generation MacBook Pro which advertises less battery life than the newer ones. [/QUOTE]
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