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Registered: 20th Apr 04
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If you are going to be on the Mac all day, do you leave the charger in ? Literally if I leave it off, the Mac runs out of battery in what seems only a couple of hours!
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JonnyJ
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Registered: 23rd Sep 05
Location: Scotchland
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Aye, its always plugged in otherwise it drains battery like theres no tomorrow. Running on optimum power i reckon after an hour its fucked 
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adiohead
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Registered: 28th Sep 01
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Plugged in
Mine lasts about 2-2.5 hours with the brightness under half.
I make sure bluetooth is off too.
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Tommy L
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
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My pro will go for 4/5 hours without being plugged in with brightness just over half
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JonnyJ
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I run mine at full blast, i have no need to move it around.
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adiohead
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quote:
Originally posted by Tommy L
My pro will go for 4/5 hours without being plugged in with brightness just over half
Is yours a new pro?
Mine is the penryn macbook pro that came out before the new design.
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Tommy L
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Yup
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adiohead
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quote:
Originally posted by Tommy L
Yup
Yeah, thought so. They increased the battery life compared to my model. You wouldn't believe how quickly it can drain
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Reecemac
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Registered: 7th Jun 06
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Mine lasts approx 8-9 hours off charger, they say you should run it down fully and charge it up fully once a month to calibrate it.
[Edited on 05-08-2010 by Reecemac]
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adiohead
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I might buy a new battery
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Laney
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Registered: 6th May 03
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If I'm using it at my desk I take the battery out 
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p
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quote:
Originally posted by Reecemac
Mine lasts approx 8-9 hours off charger, they say you should run it down fully and charge it up fully once a month to calibrate it.
[Edited on 05-08-2010 by Reecemac]
How comes it lasts so long ?
Any settings I might need to change ?
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Norcy91
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Registered: 15th Sep 08
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Mines plugged in most of the time really, its probably not very good for it though. It does occasionally get run down completely and charged back up when it happens ha
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adiohead
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quote:
Originally posted by Laney
If I'm using it at my desk I take the battery out
What would happen if you accidently knock the magnetic lead out without the battery? 
Would it just cut out?
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VrsTurbo
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Registered: 8th Jun 10
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quote:
Originally posted by adiohead
quote:
Originally posted by Laney
If I'm using it at my desk I take the battery out
What would happen if you accidently knock the magnetic lead out without the battery?
Would it just cut out?
You are joking right!?
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adiohead
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quote:
Originally posted by VrsTurbo
quote:
Originally posted by adiohead
quote:
Originally posted by Laney
If I'm using it at my desk I take the battery out
What would happen if you accidently knock the magnetic lead out without the battery?
Would it just cut out?
You are joking right!?
What I really should have said is, I'm always knocking the magnetic lead out of mine so this wouldn't be a good idea.
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Jamie Walby
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I want a MacBook!
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AlunJ
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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Mine lasts 3-4 hours on a full charge usually.
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