Really it depends on what your doing and what GPU your using. I have the unibody with 2.53 CPU and 512 MB vram. I get about 4 hours or less of web browsing using the better battery life, and about 2 hours using the higher performance, this is with a new battery as well. So many factors effect your battery life, wireless, bluetooth, screen brightness, battery condition, ect. At most I've gotten is 5 hours just listening to itunes without the screen on and 45 minutes going full blast rendering movies, so anywhere really in that range. Hope that helps