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tonybeak

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Feb 26, 2006
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I know there have been some fan issues, but has anyone tried to see how long the battery lasts with Windows XP on their Macbook Pro?
 

chenwli

macrumors newbie
Mar 17, 2006
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It's 2 for me. (I'm installing drivers and softwares and a couple of reboot, so it's can be considered the battery life for heavy loaded work.) Not too bad and think the driver for power management will help by turn down the freq or turn off one core.
 

BornAgainMac

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Feb 4, 2004
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I wonder if Windows uses the hard drive more than OSX. I always hear the drive spin with Windows and it doesn't seem to matter how much memory you have. Probably a virus or spy thing running in the background.
 
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