Alu macbook battery life

[harrishimo]

hey all, finally got my new aluminium macbook and i was just wondering, how long does everybody else get out of their batteries when fully charged, out of a full charge it tells me im getting around 4 hours and i cant help but think this is a little short

thanks in advance!!!

 

[hacksaw-C87]

It depends what I'm doing. If I'm simply word processing or browsing then , with low screen brightness and keyboard lights off, I can get 5+ hours. However, with full birghtness watching a DVD then only 3 hours. There's loads of stuff on the forum search about this topic, if you search there you might find some more useful reports on battery life.

 

[bronconash]

yep, it depends on what apps you are running on your macbook. I turn off my bluetooth, set brightness to low if I'm browsing the net or doing my work. It gives me close to 5 hrs. Also, since you just got your macbook, do a calibration once a month for optimal performance

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/9036.html

Hope it helps