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vantt1

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Aug 8, 2014
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I recently upgraded to Yosemite, and I've noticed that battery life has yet again decreased from Mavericks'. It used to get 5.5-6 hours of light web use, but now it's only around 5. Both are lower than the quoted 7 hours, so I kinda feel like I'm missing something here. It's only a few months old (53 charge cycles), so it's not the battery ageing.

Besides the typical "Close inactive programs, turn off stuff that you don't use, use integrated graphics, turn down screen and keyboard brightness etc...", are there any other ways that I can increase battery life?
 
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