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<blockquote data-quote="Oneironaut" data-source="post: 913684" data-attributes="member: 88633"><p>I would calibrate the battery as described here:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh2339.html" target="_blank">Mac OS X 10.4 Help: Calibrating a MacBook or MacBook Pro battery</a></p><p></p><p>and then take note of when you started using it. In System Preferences>Energy Saver, check the box that says "Show battery status in menu bar". Once the battery icon is in the menu bar, right click it and choose Show>Time or Show>Percentage. You could also use the iStat widget to track the battery life, but it might not be too accurate and you already have everything you need in your toolbar really.</p><p></p><p>Remember that Apple's estimated (and most optimistic) battery life is based on light usage, a dimmer display, and energy saving settings. If you're watching DVD's or processing video with the screen at full brightness, you're going to get far less life from your battery than if you're just surfing the web with the brightness turned down and Bluetooth turned off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oneironaut, post: 913684, member: 88633"] I would calibrate the battery as described here: [url=http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh2339.html]Mac OS X 10.4 Help: Calibrating a MacBook or MacBook Pro battery[/url] and then take note of when you started using it. In System Preferences>Energy Saver, check the box that says "Show battery status in menu bar". Once the battery icon is in the menu bar, right click it and choose Show>Time or Show>Percentage. You could also use the iStat widget to track the battery life, but it might not be too accurate and you already have everything you need in your toolbar really. Remember that Apple's estimated (and most optimistic) battery life is based on light usage, a dimmer display, and energy saving settings. If you're watching DVD's or processing video with the screen at full brightness, you're going to get far less life from your battery than if you're just surfing the web with the brightness turned down and Bluetooth turned off. [/QUOTE]
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