Battery Life on El Capitan

[Mollan]

Problem is everthing Apple is dominated by IOS, as a direct result the desktop OS is just following. The current OS X development cycle is clearly far too short, if we are lucky issues are resolved at the very end of the 12 months, if not they just role on to the next halfbaked release, or worse ignored.

As someone who relies on their hardware for a living rolling the dice with OS X is becoming less attractive with each new release. Dissapointing to say the very least...

Q-6

I agree, but it appears to me that even Mac OS users are not interested anymore in Mac OS quality. The Error 53 thing on the iPhone raised a lot of complains...while a halved battery life on all Apple laptops is fine apparently. To me, this is a sign that the majority of Mac users are now general consumers (Facebook-web-chat) and not Pro users anymore.

 

[MacGizmo]

I've not noticed much of a difference in battery life at all. Which is to say that I get quite acceptable battery life, but nowhere near what Apple claims I can get.

 

[Queen6]

I agree, but it appears to me that even Mac OS users are not interested anymore in Mac OS quality. The Error 53 thing on the iPhone raised a lot of complains...while a halved battery life on all Apple laptops is fine apparently. To me, this is a sign that the majority of Mac users are now general consumers (Facebook-web-chat) and not Pro users anymore.

The brutal reality is, this is exactly Apple`s target audience for the Mac in general, with 80% being good enough, as this sells more units.

Personally I am considering to move to Windows for my professional needs, keeping OS X purely recreational Going as far to purchase a W10 system to see how the OS & applications perform.

All Apple needs to do is deliver on OS X as promised, not release a beta OS every 12 months, that is never really fixed. Since 10.10 the quality of OS X has nosedived significantly, nor do I foresee it getting better anytime soon under the current regime...

Q-6

 

[5354]

THERE IS REALLY REDUCED BATTERY LIFE...