MacBook power (battery life?)

[JACT2000]

Has anyone seen ref to battery life on the new notebooks?

I can't find any detail, is that because Apple aren't keen to highlight it is only five minutes?

I see the battery capacity is up on the old machines.....

J

 

[mad jew]

At least three hours, quite possibly more though.

 

[kretzy]

I see the battery capacity is up on the old machines.....
J

What do you mean by that?

The battery will probably last anywhere between 2-4 hours depending on what the user is doing.

 

[JACT2000]

Originally Posted by JACT2000
I see the battery capacity is up on the old machines.....
J
What do you mean by that?

I just mean the old PowerBooks battery was 50 watt/hour the MacBook battery is 65 Watt/hour. (Quite a hike in performance, 30% in fact – like worth mentioning you would have thought?) This would be good news if the MacBook's consumption is the same or less than the Powerbook (ie 1/3 more power hence a potential 7.5 hour life)....conversely it could be they had to bump the power output to cope with increased demand from the notebook - like the ultra bright screen.

It just seems a little suspicious that Apple make a point of highlighting the 5.5 hour battery life of the old machine but make no mention - anywhere - as far as I can see of battery life in the new machine. I would like to order a MacBook but don't want any nasty surprises like "a brand new battery gives 1 hour of operation.."

 

[kretzy]

I just mean the old PowerBooks battery was 50 watt/hour the MacBook battery is 65 Watt/hour. (Quite a hike in performance, 30% in fact – like worth mentioning you would have thought?) This would be good news if the MacBook's consumption is the same or less than the Powerbook (ie 1/3 more power hence a potential 7.5 hour life)....conversely it could be they had to bump the power output to cope with increased demand from the notebook - like the ultra bright screen.

It just seems a little suspicious that Apple make a point of highlighting the 5.5 hour battery life of the old machine but make no mention - anywhere - as far as I can see of battery life in the new machine. I would like to order a MacBook but don't want any nasty surprises like "a brand new battery gives 1 hour of operation.."

Ah right, I gotcha. I thought you meant they had replaced the batteries in the Powerbooks and they were now getting better battery life or something. ...I just got home from work.

 

[lexfuzo]

I just mean the old PowerBooks battery was 50 watt/hour the MacBook battery is 65 Watt/hour.

It's not watt -per- hour, it's watt -multiplied by- hours.
Anyhoo, I think Yonah takes more juice than the G4 does. 3 to 4 hours is realistic for the new 'Book.

 

[iGary]

I think we need five or six more "how long is the battery life on the MacBook Pro" threads.