Hi all,
I picked up a new MBP last night (I was torn between the i7 and i5, figuring that the i5 might have better battery life, but I have no data on that so far, so decided to give the i7 a try.)
I run marketing for a startup, and I do photo editing, design in AI and Photoshop, as well as social media, blogging, budgeting, etc. Typically I have about 6-8 Firefox tabs open at a given time. (Usually Google Docs, Google Sheets, Asana, Gmail, Google Calendar, and a website or two.) I also usually have Slack, Mac Mail and Messages running. I use AI and Acrobat intermittently in a typical day, and I close it when not using it, as I find the Adobe programs to consume the most CPU/energy of anything I do. (I only run Activity Monitor briefly, when I'm checking on processes/consumption.)
I'm wondering about battery life... all of my iCloud/emails/etc were done syncing as of last night. I charged it fully overnight, and have my screen brightness at about 40%, and keyboard backlight off. I haven't used AI at all yet today, and edited one PDF for about 10 minutes in Acrobat. I'm not encouraged by what I'm seeing from the battery so far. Here's what I've got:
I'd love to get your thoughts on this. I feel like I'm not asking that much of it, power-wise, and expected to get at least 1-2 hours more than the less-than-6 I'm on track for now. Is there anything I'm not considering (like the fact it's brand new—will it improve after a few cycles?)
I appreciate any insights!
FWIW, I'm looking at this as an upgrade from a fairly maxed 2017 13" MBP (mostly because I'm a geek and can't help myself.) Two things I notice immediately are the display (love the True Tone) and the keyboard. Definitely quieter, and like the—IMO—more supple feel of it, as compared to my 2017. (I haven't had any problems with my 2017 keyboard.)
I picked up a new MBP last night (I was torn between the i7 and i5, figuring that the i5 might have better battery life, but I have no data on that so far, so decided to give the i7 a try.)
I run marketing for a startup, and I do photo editing, design in AI and Photoshop, as well as social media, blogging, budgeting, etc. Typically I have about 6-8 Firefox tabs open at a given time. (Usually Google Docs, Google Sheets, Asana, Gmail, Google Calendar, and a website or two.) I also usually have Slack, Mac Mail and Messages running. I use AI and Acrobat intermittently in a typical day, and I close it when not using it, as I find the Adobe programs to consume the most CPU/energy of anything I do. (I only run Activity Monitor briefly, when I'm checking on processes/consumption.)
I'm wondering about battery life... all of my iCloud/emails/etc were done syncing as of last night. I charged it fully overnight, and have my screen brightness at about 40%, and keyboard backlight off. I haven't used AI at all yet today, and edited one PDF for about 10 minutes in Acrobat. I'm not encouraged by what I'm seeing from the battery so far. Here's what I've got:
I'd love to get your thoughts on this. I feel like I'm not asking that much of it, power-wise, and expected to get at least 1-2 hours more than the less-than-6 I'm on track for now. Is there anything I'm not considering (like the fact it's brand new—will it improve after a few cycles?)
I appreciate any insights!
FWIW, I'm looking at this as an upgrade from a fairly maxed 2017 13" MBP (mostly because I'm a geek and can't help myself.) Two things I notice immediately are the display (love the True Tone) and the keyboard. Definitely quieter, and like the—IMO—more supple feel of it, as compared to my 2017. (I haven't had any problems with my 2017 keyboard.)
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