Will Haswell finally give the 11 inch MBA "up to 7 hours" of battery life?

waa1futs · Nov 16, 2012, 03:31 PM

Will Haswell finally give the 11 inch MBA "up to 7 hours" of battery life? This is the main thing holding me back from getting the 11 inch air atm.

I'm a college student and could really use the portability of the 11 inch but hate the idea that I would only get 3 hours of medium usage. Not only that but over years battery capacity gets worn down so starting with a quoted "up to 7 hours" battery life is especially key

2IS · Nov 16, 2012, 05:17 PM

No, Apple will just make it thinner with smaller batteries to compensate

Mrbobb · Nov 16, 2012, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 2IS

No, Apple will just make it thinner with smaller batteries to compensate

Don't forget a more power hungry high-res display.

Infinitewisdom · Nov 16, 2012, 06:45 PM

No way to know until we get closer to next year's release. Everything else is pure speculation at this point.

mortenandersen · 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrbobb

Don't forget a more power hungry high-res display.

When Haswell arrives, I really hope that Apple will retain the now great formfactor of the Air 11 and that the battery time will be improved, in spite of the screen perhaps will demand more energy. I sure hope that Apple will NOT make it even thinner or lighter (eventhough I can see the value of an even lighter machine....) if this means that the Air 11 will not get a battery time than the present model.

The small and light fromfactor of the 11 is one of the most valued features for me and many more, but I should be wisely balanced with a decent battery capacity, and I hope Apple will take also that into account.

unagimiyagi · Nov 16, 2012, 07:01 PM

I too find the battery to be 3.5 hours, real world usage. Maybe 4. Not anywhere no way ever 7 hours unless it's idling at minimum writing a word document, bluetooth, wifi off, taking a break often.

J&JPolangin · Nov 16, 2012, 07:35 PM

I'm hopeful that Haswell will, however, realistically I'm thinking it will be more like Broadwell or after...

ooans · Nov 17, 2012, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by j&jpolangin

i'm hopeful that haswell will, however, realistically i'm thinking it will be more like broadwell or after...

...arm

richro · Nov 17, 2012, 01:02 PM

No need for thinner/lighter... give us Retina display plus more battery!

J&JPolangin · Nov 18, 2012, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ooans

...arm

...if they start putting ARM processors in the MBA, that would lose my sale

Nov 16, 2012, 03:31 PM	#1
waa1futs macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2012	Will Haswell finally give the 11 inch MBA "up to 7 hours" of battery life? Will Haswell finally give the 11 inch MBA "up to 7 hours" of battery life? This is the main thing holding me back from getting the 11 inch air atm. I'm a college student and could really use the portability of the 11 inch but hate the idea that I would only get 3 hours of medium usage. Not only that but over years battery capacity gets worn down so starting with a quoted "up to 7 hours" battery life is especially key
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J&JPolangin macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Japan...at the waters edge...	I'm hopeful that Haswell will, however, realistically I'm thinking it will be more like Broadwell or after... __________________ 2011 21" iMac, AEBS, iPT G1 & G4, 2009 2.0Ghz nVidia 9400M WB 4GB RAM & 128Gb SSD, 2011 13" MBP w/ 512Gb SSD/8Gb RAM & iPad3 64gb 4G PC's: AMD X6, H60, 12Gb RAM, 3Tb HDD's, 64Gb SSD
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richro macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New York, NY	No need for thinner/lighter... give us Retina display plus more battery! __________________ iPad 2 (32GB Black)
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Nov 16, 2012, 05:17 PM	#2
2IS macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2011	No, Apple will just make it thinner with smaller batteries to compensate
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Nov 16, 2012, 06:45 PM	#4
Infinitewisdom macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2012	No way to know until we get closer to next year's release. Everything else is pure speculation at this point.
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Nov 16, 2012, 07:01 PM	#6
unagimiyagi macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2009	I too find the battery to be 3.5 hours, real world usage. Maybe 4. Not anywhere no way ever 7 hours unless it's idling at minimum writing a word document, bluetooth, wifi off, taking a break often.
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