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Tips on Conserving Battery Power
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Eugene, OR
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I am looking for as many tips as possible for conserving battery power.
I have a 15.2" 1.25Ghz Al Pb.
I am going to Turkey in 7 weeks and the longest leg of my flight is 10.5 hours.
Obviously, I will be getting a second battery and I know that even the 2 batteries won't last the entire time, I will try to get some sleep.
However, I am looking for tips on how to conserve power.
I run Codetek Virtual Desktop and Konfabulator and noticed my time remaining on the charge increased by about 30 mins when I shut them off.
I want to be able to watch movies and videos to help pass the time.
Does watching movies (DVD) from the drive eatup that much more power??
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15.2" 1.25Ghz AlPBook
512MB RAM, SuperDrive
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Senior User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Milwaukee
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Yes, unfortunately, running any CDs or DVDs will drain your battery very quickly.
Other things you can do to try to conserve battery power is:
-Turn off Airport
-Turn off Bluetooth
-Turn down screen brightness
-Set your computer to Longest Battery Life in Energy Saver (This might not work so well for DVDs. There is a DVD playback setting in energy saver as well, but I don't think that setting is necessarily to save battery life)
-Take out CDs and DVDs when not using them
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: May 2002
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fly an airline with inseat laptop power?
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Nov 2003
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Can you copy the CD's and DVD's to your HD?
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Senior User
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Cabin john, MD
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Originally posted by _?_:
Can you copy the CD's and DVD's to your HD?
yep. you can make a disk image in disk utility in 10.3, or disk copy in 10.2
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MacBook Pro 2.16 Ghz, PowerBook G4 12" 1 Ghz (DVI) Dell 24" monitor
Porsche 944, Mercedes 240D (running on Waste Vegetable Oil)
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Jul 2001
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Also:
= mute sound when you do not need speakers
= use headphones instead of built-in speakers
= disconnect all peripheral devices
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PB G4 12" 1.5GHz/1.2GB/100GB/SuperDrive/AE/Mac OS X Tiger
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Mac Elite
Join Date: May 2001
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Create a Network Location with all of the network devices disabled and name it something like "low power". I've got one and it really helps when I need every last second of juice in my battery.
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: oslo
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don't know if ruins your portability, but since you mentioned buying an extra battery, this sprung to mind. An external battery mentioned on Yourmaclife:
http://www.valence.com/ncharge.asp
supposedly gives 10 hours additional battery life, so you have two to spare.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Trapped in the depths of my mind
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I was on a 23 hour flight, with the longest leg lasting about 12 hours. The best thing I did was get the Kensington Car/Air Adapter. It's $79 and well worth it. You can get it cheaper if you search online at other sites.
No matter how good the battery is, it will not lasts you 10 hours. Trust me, get the Kensington Adapter and worry no more. 
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