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Old Jan 31, 2011 | 07:46 PM
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Macbook Air question (battery life)

New current generation Macbook Air, what kind of battery life are you getting?
 
Old Jan 31, 2011 | 07:48 PM
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I have the 11" w/ the maxed out specs (1.6/4gb/128ssd) and I average around 4 hours at full brightness and multiple programs running. My best friend has the 13" w/ the maxed out specs and averages around 6 hours. Apple claims 5 and 7 for those units, so take off about an hour if you plan on using full brightness and having more than one or two programs/browser windows open.
 
Old Jan 31, 2011 | 07:51 PM
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Marc,

Just buy one and check it out, if you aren't happy I will buy it for you for 60% off
 
Old Jan 31, 2011 | 09:02 PM
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^ LOL I own one I am typing on now. I run Safari and Outlook all the time standby is great running about 75% brite I seem to get max 4 hours and I wanted to double check...
 
Old Jan 31, 2011 | 09:04 PM
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ok fine 55%!
 
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The battery life for Macs is amazing. I have a two year old Macbook Pro that gets over 4 hours from each charge with itunes and safari open. The only thing that hurts me is when I start watching all the videos that get posted here lol
 
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If I'm just browsing the internet, I'll get 7-8 hours. I was able to watch two movies on the plane today and it only dipped to 40%.
 
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Apple's ratings are fairly accurate under typical loads. Subtract about an hour if you're really sucking up the juice.
 
Old Feb 1, 2011 | 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris from Cali
If I'm just browsing the internet, I'll get 7-8 hours. I was able to watch two movies on the plane today and it only dipped to 40%.
Chris are you on a 13" new style air?
 
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I have the new style 13" air. I'd say I average 6 hours. Standby time is great, but I rarely use it for 6 hours straight not plugged in though, so can't say for sure.
 

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