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What are you getting for battery life on your 12" PBG4 1ghz?
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Jan 18, 2004, 08:00 PM
 
Everyone please post their numbers, please.
     
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Jan 18, 2004, 08:41 PM
 
There was a similar thread not too long ago: http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.p...hreadid=195830

With 2-3 bars brightness (I work at night), AE on, 20ft away from Basestation and a brick wall in between. I get around 4:10 with just browsing and ICQ at the background.

This is much better compare to 3:30 before the Battery Update 1.1.

Oh, Reduced CPU setting for Battery.
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Jan 18, 2004, 08:58 PM
 
i got 3:55 today with processor on highest, never sleeping, 4 bars brightness, installing all sorts of great freeware (it's only half a month old) the whole time. I haven't done the battery update yet.
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Jan 18, 2004, 09:13 PM
 
i get around 4:15 or so, with a few bars, ae on, and the apps that are aways open are, safari, mail, proteus, itunes.
     
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Jan 18, 2004, 09:21 PM
 
I am averaging around 4 hours with full brightness and normal use, max settings for processor speed.....

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Jan 18, 2004, 11:28 PM
 
About 3:30-4:00, with max brightness and "automatic" CPU. I often turn off Wi-Fi and BT if I need more battery time.
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