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    MacBook Pro 16" with Silicon Battery Tech + 2nm: How Much Lighter, thinner and faster could It Get?

    Right now, the 16-inch MacBook Pro uses a ~99.6 Wh pack, which is just under the FAA’s 100 Wh limit for laptops on planes. The battery weighs about 400 g and is roughly 3 mm thick (spread across most of the chassis footprint). If Apple moved to silicon-carbon anodes with 25% higher energy...
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    Macbook Pro (M1 Pro, 14" Late 2021) Battery Drain

    Hello! Just curious, but does anyone know why my Macbook Pro might be draining faster than usual? I have the 14" late 2021 model with 16gb of ram, 512 gb of storage, 8 cores, and AppleCare. I got it new last September, and in the last few weeks, I have noticed that it is draining much faster...