Battery Problems in Win XP vs Mac OS X

[farqueue]

Right. Here's my problem:

Battery life (Fully charged, Max Brightness, WIFI on, Idle):

In windows XP: 1 hr 25 min WTF?
In Mac OS X: 2 hr 30 min

Cycles: 146

Ive made a full reset, battery calibration etc.

This is before the battery update. Do you guys think that i should update?

 

[aaron.lee2006]

Those numbers are no surprise considering you have max brightness, airport on etc.

Windows has horrible battery management so yeah that is normal under windows I would say.

As for OSX I think the same thing. You have made 146 cycles so your capacity has probably lowered anyway. It is most likely normal. Lithium-ion batteries die over time completely.

And yes do the update... They update for a reason mean you should do it!!!

 

[whateverandever]

Those numbers are no surprise considering you have max brightness, airport on etc.

Windows has horrible battery management so yeah that is normal under windows I would say.

As for OSX I think the same thing. You have made 146 cycles so your capacity has probably lowered anyway. It is most likely normal. Lithium-ion batteries die over time completely.

And yes do the update... They update for a reason mean you should do it!!!

Windows does not have horrible battery management on non-mac laptops.
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