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So is battery life better in Panther?
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Middle / East TN
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I remember reading a few posts where people claimed 5 or so hours with Panther. I was just wanting some real world feedback on batter life now that Panther is making its way out.
My ADC shipment shipped today so I'll install it soon on my rev B 17"
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Dual 500 G4 :: 576mb :: 180gb (120+40+20)
17" PB G4 1.33 gHz :: 1gb :: 80 gb @ 5400rpm
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Not for me, just yet. I installed on adapter power and had a full charge when I unplugged. Showed 2:03 on timer. Reset power manager and restarted it then said 1:56. Been on it updating and checking to see if any apps are not functioning for about 90 minutes and am down to 30 minutes. Will see what happens after I recondition the battery. Its going to royally piss me off if theyr screwed the pooch like they did with the initial 10.2.8. Energy saver is set to automatic on both processor and all other settings. Screen is at 3 bars. running a new 1.25 gig stock 15"Alumibook with 1024 Meg RAM.
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: brooklyn ny
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my pismo shows 2:08; that's about 12 minutes more than 10.2.x...
but i am seeing speed improvements EVERYWHERE, so i am happy enough!
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"At first, there was Nothing. Then Nothing inverted itself and became Something.
And that is what you all are: inverted Nothings...with potential" (Sun Ra)
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Olympia, WA
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I'm curious about general battery life people are getting with their 12" 1Ghz PBs.
Also, the battery life meter is notoriously inaccurate - It's only a prediction. Often you get more than it says you will, and sometimes, you get less. I would definitely recommend timing actual battery life.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: United States
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No, it's the same as before.
Ming
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A Proud Mac User Since: 03/24/03
Apple Computer: MacBook 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 3 GB Memory, 120 GB HD
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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On my Rev. D 867 15.2" tibook, i got about an extra 30-40minutes on a full charge once i upgraded, definite improvement for me
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Tibook 867 Combo 768mb (me)
Lombard 400 DVD (me also)
iBook 500 combo (Sis)
iMac DV (other sis)
Mac LCIII (RIP)
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Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Boynton Beach, FL, USA
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Going from 10.2.7 to 10.3 my listed time went up about 1 hour. Though I think I'm still getting the same amount of time, just more accurate now...which is about 3.5 hours of surfing the net on battery.
I have a 15" pb 1.25 GHz, 5400 rpm HD, 512 MB...
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Join Date: May 2003
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Originally posted by MacFreak:
Going from 10.2.7 to 10.3 my listed time went up about 1 hour. Though I think I'm still getting the same amount of time, just more accurate now...which is about 3.5 hours of surfing the net on battery.
I have a 15" pb 1.25 GHz, 5400 rpm HD, 512 MB...
How much brightness and which power setting have you set it on?
Do you have bluetooth or airport on?
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: In a Jackalope space, I'm the Jackalope guy...
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Rev B 12" states that I have 4 hours remaining on a full battery, instead of 2.5 hours as it used to be. I have to actually time it though.
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on my 12" 1ghz its up about a hour (this is just the displayed time as i have yet to time it)
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Proud owner of a 12" 700 Mhz IBook
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Join Date: Jan 2003
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Does X-Charge (freeware) still work with Panther? It's a really nifty way to graph your battery life--especially since the indicator is so inaccurate. Please also post what your energy saver options are, namely are you on "highest" performance?
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Join Date: Jan 2003
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I'm seeing about a 12.5% increase in battery life on my 17PB revA. It lasted 2h 38m before the forced sleep mode kicked in.
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MacMini 2.0 Ghz C2D/160GB/2GB RAM/8x Dual-Layer SD/3X 1 TB Ext HDs; iMac C2D 20" 2.66 GHz/320GB/2GB RAM/8x Dual-Layer SD/20" Display with external 20" Apple Cinema Display; PB G4 1.67 GHz 17"/250GB/1 GB RAM/8x Dual-Layer SD; 5G iPod Classic 160GB; 2G iPod Shuffle; AppleTV
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Mar 2003
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Most of us change volume and brightness setting every couple of hours, also dick activity changes all the time. It's impossible to make any statement on this.
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Join Date: Jun 2002
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"That's Mama Luigi to you, Mario!" *wheeze*
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Los Angeles CA
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I just picked up my 17 at nigiht of Panther. While calibrating the battery I got 5 hours. I will watch it throughout the day and report back 
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