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New 15in Powerbooks : Battery Capacity now 50 watt-hour (old was 46 watt-hour)
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Apr 24, 2004, 07:34 PM
 
Hey there,

Anyone who received their new 15in powerbook and tested out their battery life yet? I would suppose the new 7447A processor could help battery life too. Isn't the Radeon Mobility 9700 suppose to be more efficitent at power too? Anyway, I hope all of these factors help improve the battery life on the new Powerbooks. If anyone has received their's please post out how your batter life is. Thanks.

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Apr 24, 2004, 09:20 PM
 
i am also curious, as to the battery capacity of the 15" revC compared to the 15" revB.

Anyone own both, and wish to share their experiences?
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Apr 24, 2004, 10:15 PM
 
ditto.

will the increased CPU and GPU consume significantly more power?
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Apr 24, 2004, 10:44 PM
 
Do you know if the 1.33 GHz 7447A processor is the same used in the 17 inch Rev. B Powerbook, or are these only being used on the latest revisions?
15 inch MacBook Pro 2.16 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 7200 RPM 100GB HDD.

Dual 2.5 GHz Power Mac G5, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB HDD, ATI Radeon X800XT.
     
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Apr 25, 2004, 01:36 AM
 
It's the one in the latest--and I, too, want to hear battery tests as soon as possible. It's the area I'm most concerned about in the powerbook department.
     
   
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