Changing battery scheme on new macbook pro

[broadcast]

Are there any energy saving schemes on the new macbook pro?

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1446

I can't seem to find the Longest or Better Battery Life from the Optimize Energy Settings pop-up menu. Did they take it out on the new macbook pros?

 

[lordofuo]

Well, a lot of the things the energy saving schemes would do is still accessible via the checkable options in the battery tab of the "Energy Saver" section of the system preferences.

 

[broadcast]

Oh?

Sorry, I really don't know what the old settings were like, this is my first mac lol

 

[alphaod]

Oh?

Sorry, I really don't know what the old settings were like, this is my first mac lol

There is no option to choose between the own "Better Battery Life", "Normal", and "Better Performance".

The only thing you can adjust is the display sleep, computer sleep, and checkbox settings. If you have the 15" and 17" you can also choose to turn off Automatic Graphics Switching which is default it to the GT330M (dedicated GPU).

 

[broadcast]

Ah I see. I have my screen dimmed as much as I can while still being able to comfortably read what's on it, and my display sleep is 2 minutes. Everything else is checked off too. Hopefully that can save some power, I'd like to be able to take my computer to school on one of those long days without bringing my charger