Retaining Smooth UI when running on battery?

[nouras]

I tend to work with numerous apps running at the same time. When I use expose functions with the power connected the UI is perfectly fuild.. However when I run my MBP (2.16 2GB ram)on the batt it becomes jittery which SERIOUSLY bugs me hehe. It's the same with all macbooks really.. I guess the CPU or GPU clocks are lower without the power in order to extend batt life (correct me if I'm wrong). Is there any way around it?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks in advance

 

[TBi]

Click on the battery icon in the menu bar and set it to full power (or whatever it is called).

 

[nouras]

First thing i tired since waaay back (setting it to better performance). No difference..

 

[TBi]

Mine is dead smooth on my Macbook even on battery. Don't know why it would slow down so much.

The GPU clocks down but not that much. Even with the graphics downclocked from 400+MHz to 100MHz it should still be silky smooth.

Strange...

 

[nouras]

You probably don't run as many apps as I do then hehe.. Nah I'm very certain it affects every single macbook. Tried on Dad's old core duo macbook, mum's current core 2 duo macbook, uncle's 2.2 MBP and aunt's 2.4 MBP..

Any way to solve it besides running less apps?

 

[Roy Hobbs]

You probably don't run as many apps as I do then hehe.. Nah I'm very certain it affects every single macbook. Tried on Dad's old core duo macbook, mum's current core 2 duo macbook, uncle's 2.2 MBP and aunt's 2.4 MBP..

Any way to solve it besides running less apps?

more RAM

 

[nouras]

more RAM

Don't get how that would help.. It's sikly smooth with the power adapter on. Does useable ram size or probably voltage supplied to the ram lower when running on the batt Doubt it.. Correct me if I'm wrong

 

[nouras]

I have on rare occasions managed to "trick" my mbp into running into running smoothly while on the batt by plugging it in and removing it in a timely manner lol.. it would perfectly be smooth till i plugged it in and unplugged it again

anyone other there feel my problem??

 

[TBi]

I don't know really. One other thing might be that the CPU slows down more on battery power, but changing the setting above should fix that. There must be something else causing it.

Sorry i can't help.

 

[bmcgrath]

Mines perfect when running on battery. No slow downs.