Battery Life Loss w/ Intel 320

[klooney]

I was wondering if this is normal. I've lost about an hour of battery life after I installed a 320 into my 2010 Macbook Pro. I did SMC and PRAM reset after I installed the SSD. Has anyone experienced similar problems?

 

[xxBURT0Nxx]

nevermind, misread OP

 

[dusk007]

did you possible install it in the optical drive and you have now a HDD + SSD running?
Otherwise they only time the SSD might be worse in power consumption is when the HDD spins down, but that hardly ever happens.

 

[klooney]

Nope its where the normal HHD is, no optibay or anything like that.

 

[teddat]

I have a 160gb intel 320. no noticeable power loss. in fact it lasts longer than my old stock 5400rpm HD. by atleast 30-45mins

 

[XandeR803]

I have the 300 GB one it also lasts about 30-45 minutes longer than stock.

 

[riptideMBP]

I have the 40gb 320 in an optibay along with the original HD on idle, and I get around 20 minutes of extra battery life. (5:10 vs 4:50 for productivity & web browsing w/ wifi on and half screen brightness)

 

[kobyh15]

I have the 300 GB and get about 45 minutes more than the stock 5400.