Battery Life of New Airs

[TSE]

What do you think the new battery life of the new airs will be?

If they reach an actual battery life of 7-8 hours on the 11 inch air, I will most likely choose it over the Thinkpad X220.

I for sure am getting the low end 21.5 inch iMac for University next year, and am currently waiting on deciding between the Thinkpad X220 and the refreshed Air.

 

[leftywamumonkey]

I don't think there will be a significant increase.

 

[Abstract]

You've been here long enough to know that there's no such thing as "actual" battery life.

According to Anandtech, the current version lasts over 6 hours as an overspecced typewriter (with WiFi on).

I don't expect battery life to change by much at all. Still, 6 hours is really good.

If you watt

 

[fyrefly]

Battery life is wholly dependent on the tasks you throw at the machines.

If you can achieve a 6 hour battery life with the current MBA based on your usage, I could see you achieving a 7 hour battery life potentially with the SB MBA.

Of course, that's all also dependent on the processor/GPU combo that Apple chooses.

If they go with LV i5/i7's for the 13" - then the TDP will be 17W - less than the current LV C2D+320m (17W+12W), so they should get better battery life for most people.

However, they may choose to go with the 25W parts for better performance, and that may hinder/stagnate battery life.