How long does it take to fully charge the rMB?

[mgpg89]

Simple question, really.
It should be charged significantly faster than other MacBooks, right?

 

[Geert76]

It should be charged significantly faster than other MacBooks, right?

Why would it charge faster than other Macbook's?

 

[keviig]

Simple question, really.
It should be charged significantly faster than other MacBooks, right?

I doubt it will be much faster than other macbooks.

Macbook 12": 39.7 Wh battery - 29 W charger (39.7/29=1.32=1 hr 21 min)

Retina Macbook Pro 13": 74.9 Wh battery - 60W charger (74.9/60=1.24=1 hr 14 min)

So it might actually be slower.
It won't charge as quick as what i calculated it to though, as typically the last 20% charge of any battery is significantly slower. But this should apply equally to all Macbooks.

 

[Hankster]

I causally tested this last week. These numbers are not exact, but from my experience my rMB charges at about 1% a minute when my laptop is open and charging. When it's closed it's almost 2% a minute. Not sure how fast if the machine is shut off.

Overall, it's the same feel as my MBA and it's certainly charges fast enough.

 

[dmac20]

Did you guys do any specific sort of a first long charge after receiving your macbook and using it for the first time? or just plugged it in and used it at the same time, no worries?

 

[Idefix]

Here's what 9to5Mac says:

"In terms of battery life, Apple promises up to 9 hours of wireless web usage and up to 10 hours of iTunes playback. In my actual (multitasking-heavy) usage, I measured 4 hours 35 minutes between 100% to 2% during continuous usage. Under the same use, the system said to expect 3 hours 57 minutes until a full charge was reached from 2%, although in practice only required 2 hours 22 minutes to reach 100%."

http://9to5mac.com/2015/04/20/revie...c-MacAllDay+(9+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence)