Macs May Be Getting 'High Power Mode' Option to Boost Performance, According to Latest macOS Monterey Beta

[Reason077]

https://github.com/davidwernhart/AlDente

Not afilliated with it, but been using this since I got my 16" to only ever charge my battery to 90%

Works a treat.

Oh, this sounds brilliant, thank you! I've actually googled for a tool like this before and couldn't find anything. Will be giving it a try.

 

[skot-drud]

What I'd really like is an option to always limit charging to 80% to preserve battery health, unless I explicitly select "charge to full now" in the battery menu bar. Current macOS guesses when to limit charging when you have "optimised battery charging" enabled, but in my case it often gets it wrong!

GitHub - zackelia/bclm: macOS command-line utility to limit max battery charge

macOS command-line utility to limit max battery charge - zackelia/bclm

github.com

 

[dannys1]

I know forsure older MacBooks had the same performance whether plugged in or not. But correct me if I’m wrong even recent mbps like my 2018 get the same geek bench scores being plugged in or not. That’s what ive found.

To be honest I think the Apple Silicon processors do too - I'm wondering if it's just for sustained 100% workloads maybe.

 

[Unregistered 4U]

On Intel MacBook Pro with dual graphics, I‘d like to see a selectable option to use only integrated graphics. Maybe that would help with the heat and fan noise when connected to an external monitor.

Intel broke this back during the time where there was a MacBook that shipped with an NVidia motherboard and chipset. They saw that NVidia did Intel motherboards FAR better, and, as a result, they now REQUIRE you to utilize Intel’s graphics. It’s why lower end systems ONLY shipped with weak Intel options… because Intel forced vendors to include their chips even if you REALLY wanted to use AMD or Nvidia.

 

[Achillex]

Not to be a grammar Nazi here, but it’s “harkens back”, not “harks back” as used in this article. Hark is an old English word synonymous with “Listen!”

 

[caribbeanblue]

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