Battery Life rMBP (Flash/More questions)

[smallguy]

Hi, Is flash player on Chrome bad for the battery? I only use Chrome for it as I haven't installed it on Safari (and use built in plugin for Chrome)

Also is there a way of checking my battery life to see if its what it should be? It says Normal when i do the control and click on battery percentage. It also has 6 cycles.

Thanks!

 

[GGJstudios]

Hi, Is flash player on Chrome bad for the battery? I only use Chrome for it as I haven't installed it on Safari (and use built in plugin for Chrome)

Flash is notorious for consuming system resources. There are many factors that impact your battery life. See the BATTERY LIFE FROM A CHARGE section of the following link for details, including tips on how to maximize your battery life.

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The link below should answer most, if not all, of your battery/charging questions. If you haven't already done so, I highly recommend you take the time to read it.

Apple Notebook Battery FAQ​

Also is there a way of checking my battery life to see if its what it should be? It says Normal when i do the control and click on battery percentage. It also has 6 cycles.

If you're not already doing so, use iStat Pro (free) or iStat Menus ($16) to get accurate readings of battery health and cycles and computer uptime, among many other things. A forum member has posted a copy of iStat Pro that has been "tweaked" to enhance compatibility with Mountain Lion. You can download it here.

 

[alexmarchuk]

Flash is notorious for consuming system resources. There are many factors that impact your battery life. See the BATTERY LIFE FROM A CHARGE section of the following link for details, including tips on how to maximize your battery life.

​

The link below should answer most, if not all, of your battery/charging questions. If you haven't already done so, I highly recommend you take the time to read it.

Apple Notebook Battery FAQ​

If you're not already doing so, use iStat Pro (free) or iStat Menus ($16) to get accurate readings of battery health and cycles and computer uptime, among many other things. A forum member has posted a copy of iStat Pro that has been "tweaked" to enhance compatibility with Mountain Lion. You can download it here.

I have bought iStat menus to monitor more information about the battery and other goodies, cpu, etc.