Mac Battery Issues

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  1. xkairyux, Jan 23, 2012
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    About 2 days ago, at 100% my Mac battery would last for about 5 hours. Yesterday, at 100%, my battery said its estimated last time was 2 hours.
    I tried calibrating my battery and this morning it said the battery would last for 5 hours again at 100% but then when it dropped to 98%, it went down to 2 hours again. I've been using my computer a little more frequently than I usually do, but not to the point where I believe my battery would drain out that quickly.

    Should I bring my Mac into the Apple store or is there something that I can do to help my battery?
     
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  2. simsaladimbamba, Jan 23, 2012

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    Battery time depends on CPU usage, watching Flash videos or playing Flash games for example are very CPU intensive.

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    Have a look at Activity Monitor (Applications / Utilities /) and select All Processes and sort by CPU to see what the culprit may be.
    Also check the "System Memory" tab to see what your "Page ins:", "Page outs:" and "Swap used:" are.

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  3. GGJstudios, Jan 23, 2012

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    It would help if you provide a little information, such as what Mac model and year you have, but generally speaking, there are many factors that impact your battery life. See the BATTERY LIFE FROM A CHARGE section of the following link for details.

    This should answer most, if not all, of your battery questions:
     
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  4. xkairyux, Jan 23, 2012

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    I have a 13" MacBook Pro. I got it in October so it's still new-ish, I guess.
    A lot of my running processes Google Chrome Renderers, there are like maybe 6 or 7 of them running all at different sizes. I dunno if that's cause of how many tabs I have open but Chrome is usually the one program that I have running.
     
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  5. GGJstudios, Jan 23, 2012

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    The built-in batteries in the newer Mac unibody notebooks come pre-calibrated and do not require regular calibration like the removable batteries.

    Read the BATTERY LIFE FROM A CHARGE section of the FAQ for tips on how to maximize your battery life. Here are some other tips to maximize performance and battery life:

    Performance Tips For Mac OS X
     
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  6. thundersteele, Jan 23, 2012

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    The estimated battery life is based on the amount of power used over the last 30 seconds. Nothing is wrong with your machine.
     
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  7. simsaladimbamba, Jan 23, 2012

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    But what is the CPU usage of them? I have Safari open with sometimes twenty tabs, GGJstudios is a tab whore and has up to 100 of them open, and if they aren't all Flash or something similar CPU intensive, one can have as many tabs open, as one wants or the browser can handle.
     
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  8. GGJstudios, Jan 23, 2012

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    Hey! That's MISTER tab whore! :D
     
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  9. simsaladimbamba, Jan 23, 2012

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    Only in your dirty and filthy mind while browsing icanhascheezburger or whatever you use for self gratification, I mean, satisfaction.
     
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