Battery help new MBP

[steve-z17]

So I just bought a new 15" MBP 2.66ghz and the battery seems to already be draining pretty quickly after a full charge. Is there any settings I need to change to make it last longer? I'm only using iTunes and Firefox at the same time. Thanks.

 

[Redneck1089]

So I just bought a new 15" MBP 2.66ghz and the battery seems to already be draining pretty quickly after a full charge. Is there any settings I need to change to make it last longer? I'm only using iTunes and Firefox at the same time. Thanks.

Make sure you don't have things on you don't need, like Blue Tooth for example. Also if your screen brightness is turned way up it will drain your battery very fast; adjust brightness to a comfortable level.

Heavy downloading will also drain the battery very fast.

 

[steve-z17]

Make sure you don't have things on you don't need, like Blue Tooth for example. Also if your screen brightness is turned way up it will drain your battery very fast; adjust brightness to a comfortable level.

Heavy downloading will also drain the battery very fast.

So I checked my screen brightness and it was almost all the way up! Now that I've changed it my battery is lasting longer! Thank you!

 

[spinnerlys]

This should answer most, if not all, of your battery questions: Apple Notebook Battery FAQ

Apple on notebook batteries

Apple Portable: Calibrating your computer's battery for best performance

Laptop Battery Guide


Also have a look at the following links to learn more about Mac OS X:

Mac OS X Basics

Helpful Information for Any Mac User by GGJstudios

"How to maximise your MacRumors troubleshooting experience" created by mad jew in 2006

MRoogle is a good tool to search these fora for already existing threads about questions you have. It might be able to answer you quicker than waiting for an answer.

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