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Don't mean to bitch and moan, or beat dead horse...but 12" battery Question
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Mac Elite
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Connecticut
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Got my 12" loveeeee it. I've had it for a little while, maybe a month not exactly sure.
Anyway, one day i Noticed that it went from 3 hours and 45 minutes or so on FULL battery...to around 2:50....
now i UNDERSTAND THAT BATTERIES LOSE "THE JUICE" but don't they do it in kinda like small incriments? not me tunring on the Al and seeing that i've lost over an hour? confused be me...
anyone have advice? or ideas? i just went to 10.2.5...not much of a change.
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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Are you talking about actual, tested time or the 'time prediction' meter? Becuase the meter will change because of heavy HD use, processor activity, high LCD brightness, etc. It would take several hundred charge/discharge cycles to notice that kind of change.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: May 2001
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Originally posted by swsteckly:
Are you talking about actual, tested time or the 'time prediction' meter? Becuase the meter will change because of heavy HD use, processor activity, high LCD brightness, etc. It would take several hundred charge/discharge cycles to notice that kind of change.
i'm speaking of the indicator
so just ignore it?
is there a more accurate one i can DL?
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Rochester, NY
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Originally posted by solidage:
i'm speaking of the indicator
so just ignore it?
is there a more accurate one i can DL?
Maybe xbattery.
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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Don't worry about it. If you're sure that you have no more processor/HD/backlight usage than when you compared before, your battery might need to be calibrated (fully discharged and recharged) like when you got it originally.
But, it's nothing to worry about. You'll see many months of usage before your battery starts to 'go bad'. It's fairly sudden, you'll be sure to notice it.
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Dec 2001
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Check your energy saver prefs > options tab to make sure when its on battery power its set to 'reduced' instead of 'highest' for processor performance.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: May 2001
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1:30-4:45 my battery lated w/ 4 notches of display and longest battery life...
that be my battery charge and discharge for a brand new 12" Al Powerbook...abnormal?
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