How long is your 2.4 Blackbook battery lasting for? [Archive]

UKmacman

Mar 30, 2008, 02:41 AM

I have had my new 2.4 blackbook for a couple of weeks now and apart from a slightly unresponsive 'y' and 'return' ke I am very happy. The battery has been very good and I use it a lot without the power cable.

However the last couple of days the battery seems to have seriously got worse. If I unplug it with the best battery life option I almost instantly drop down to 3 hours 40 min left at 99%. Is this right?

Anyone else have any benchmarks. I use it for internet and bit of wordprocessing, nothing to heavy.

SFStateStudent

Mar 30, 2008, 02:53 AM

I have had my new 2.4 blackbook for a couple of weeks now and apart from a slightly unresponsive 'y' and 'return' ke I am very happy. The battery has been very good and I use it a lot without the power cable.

However the last couple of days the battery seems to have seriously got worse. If I unplug it with the best battery life option I almost instantly drop down to 3 hours 40 min left at 99%. Is this right?

Anyone else have any benchmarks. I use it for internet and bit of wordprocessing, nothing to heavy.

Here's my screenshot. Sorry no benchmarks.

OZMP

Mar 30, 2008, 03:07 AM

3-4.5 hrs with airport on

herman238

Mar 30, 2008, 10:15 AM

5 hours with 1/3 screen brightness running itunes/firefox/adium

Rhosfelt

Mar 30, 2008, 02:13 PM

I get about 4 and 1/2 hours with saf/adium/mail/itunes (running but only about an hour of playing music) at full screen brightness.

leekohler

Mar 30, 2008, 05:48 PM

I've been getting 5 out of mine even when using airport.

DaBrain

Mar 30, 2008, 05:57 PM

Last night I got a little over 3 hours at medium brightness while watching a google 2 hour video using wireless and running mail app in the background and volume @ 90%. I was calibrating my battery so I wanted to drain the battery. Not too bad I'd say. Usually I run my screen at 1/3 brightness.

This was on a 2.2 gig black book. ;)

Kalafut

Mar 30, 2008, 06:41 PM

how the hell can anyone stand 1/3 brightness. i don't live in africa so i know i can find an outlet basically anywhere. but seriously i blast my brightness full all the time.

priller

Mar 30, 2008, 07:27 PM

how the hell can anyone stand 1/3 brightness. i don't live in africa so i know i can find an outlet basically anywhere. but seriously i blast my brightness full all the time.

I'd like the brightness to go even lower.