[hsvgoku]

Hi guys. This is my third day i am using my Ti 1Ghz PB. I have fully charged it for the first time and then use it on battery till a dialog box pops up to tell me to connect to the power adaptor which i did. I did the process thrice. Now at this stage, my battery last for 3 hours and during this time i was surfing the internet wirelessly, listening to MP3s & transferring files. Is that good or bad? I thought you can get a good 5 hours out of the battery?

Haz

[CyberPet]

Sounds about right... Apple has a very optimistic view on how long your batteries last in the PowerBooks (the iBooks is said to be better). You could probably get 5 hours if you do a bunch of settings and not really use the computer heavy. Using Airport is also draining battery fast so I don't know what Apple does to get 5 hours, I sure don't get more than 3.

[SOLIDAge]

longest battery setting in Energy Saver
and screen brightness way down

[hsvgoku]

Do i have to reset the PMU after one week of fully charged and discharging of the battery to get the correct readings?

[ngrundy]

for what you say you were doing 3-3.5 is a good runtime and about what I usualy get.

When i'm in lectures and have all the sound and networking turned off, longest battery life selected in the engergy saver and the lcd is turned down to the last notch i get 5 hours

[hsvgoku]

Ok. Thanks for the help. The PB goes so much faster when i select 'High Performance' in the Engery Saver.