Macbook Air 13" i5 battery stats

[evorc]

For those with macbook air 13" i5, how much are you getting from your battery? I just did a calibration on mine but so far I am only getting 8hours under medium load. Is this about right. Does anyone actually get 12 hours? How is this achieved?

 

[ZBoater]

From the Apple site.

Testing conducted by Apple in May 2013 using preproduction 1.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5-based 13-inch MacBook Air units and preproduction 1.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5-based 11-inch MacBook Air units. The wireless web test measures battery life by wirelessly browsing 25 popular websites with display brightness set to 12 clicks from bottom or 75%. The HD movie playback test measures battery life by playing back HD 720p content with display brightness set to 12 clicks from bottom or 75%. The standby test measures battery life by allowing a system, connected to a wireless network, to enter standby mode with Safari and Mail applications launched and all system settings left at default. Battery life varies by use and configuration. See www.apple.com/batteries for more information.

 

[robvas]

For those with macbook air 13" i5, how much are you getting from your battery? I just did a calibration on mine but so far I am only getting 8hours under medium load. Is this about right. Does anyone actually get 12 hours? How is this achieved?

What are you running? Screen brightness level?

 

[evorc]

What are you running? Screen brightness level?

About 50-60% brightness.

 

[NewbieCanada]

What’s your definition of medium load?

 

[evorc]

Basic stuff, internet, and some videos and music here and there.

 

[iphonedude2008]

Im getting 13 hours with Skype, safari, and Xcode running and occasional iTunes radio listening with headphones. Display brightness set to 12.5%😱. I've gotten used to the dark brightness over the years. Always had my hp at 0% brightness. I'm also running mavericks. you do get a large amount of power savings and a decent performance boost.