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Battery life running windows

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dekoy316

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Mar 7, 2013
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Hey everyone,

I'm currently in the market for an ultrabook, and am seriously considering the Macbook Air. One thing I would need though is readily available access to windows for development purposes. Most of the articles I can find are a couple years old, or conflicting. So, I'm here asking for current feedback.

How hard does running Windows 7 impact battery life on the newest air models?

Thanks in advance.
-Dan
 
xShane

xShane

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Nov 2, 2012
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dekoy316 said:
Hey everyone,

I'm currently in the market for an ultrabook, and am seriously considering the Macbook Air. One thing I would need though is readily available access to windows for development purposes. Most of the articles I can find are a couple years old, or conflicting. So, I'm here asking for current feedback.

How hard does running Windows 7 impact battery life on the newest air models?

Thanks in advance.
-Dan
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Here's an interesting article comparing battery life between different laptops (including Windows on a Mac).

http://www.zdnet.com/the-other-hidden-cost-of-running-windows-on-a-mac-battery-life-7000000906/
 
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2IS

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Jan 9, 2011
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My experience on my MBA running Win 7 is if you run it with Aero disabled, battery life is pretty close to what you'd get in OSX. With it enabled however it's quite a bit less.
 
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