DoFoT9
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windows cannot access both video cards. thats a limitation, ONLY mac os x can do it because its been specifically written for it.
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New MBP and 2 Hour Battery Life?!?!?!
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windows cannot access both video cards. thats a limitation, ONLY mac os x can do it because its been specifically written for it.
I just noticed a discrepancy...
When looking under the "Tech Specs" of the new MBP (Aluminum), it shows the battery as a "50-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery". It also estimates battery life at 4.5 hours which, I assume, is the average battery length given the two video cards (9400 = 5h / 9600 = 4h).
However, when I looked up the replacement battery it shows the new MBP (Aluminum) model as taking a "60-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery".
http://store.apple.com/ca/product/MB772LL/A?cid=MKT-MACBOOKPRO
So, which is it? Are the old batteries compatible with the new?
When looking under the "Tech Specs" of the new MBP (Aluminum), it shows the battery as a "50-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery". It also estimates battery life at 4.5 hours which, I assume, is the average battery length given the two video cards (9400 = 5h / 9600 = 4h).
However, when I looked up the replacement battery it shows the new MBP (Aluminum) model as taking a "60-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery".
http://store.apple.com/ca/product/MB772LL/A?cid=MKT-MACBOOKPRO
So, which is it? Are the old batteries compatible with the new?
I may be wrong on this but I believe the 60 w-hr replacement battery is for the previous gen MBP and I don't think it will fit in the new model. If it would fit the new one it would be worthwhile to replace the smaller capacity one with it. Best to give Apple a call to verify it will fit first though as I don't think it will.
Yeah, I don't think so either, but I'm 100% sure that link is for the new MBP (it even has a picture). I'm really bummed out about this battery situation. If I knew battery performance would (potentially) be this low, I may have reconsidered my decision 🙁
DoFoT9
macrumors P6
if you wanna run everything under bootcamp it will probably be that low...
i bet that on leopard the battery life will be MUCH better.
I'm sure Leopard will improve battery life... but I'm not sure if it can add an additional 3 hours worth! 🙁
There are Vista based notebooks that access two video cards, including the Vaio model which I think uses these exact same cards. I think it's just a driver issue.
DoFoT9
macrumors P6
it would HAVE to!! apple wouldnt lie (that much) about their battery life. they normally base their tests on web browsing with airport on and screen at half brightness.
maybe the vista/xp version under bootcamp clocks the GPU back up to speed or something, who knows what kind of crappy tests they have done on that website. (maybe the time is in minutes haha??)
DoFoT9
macrumors P6
nope, its not a driver issue, i have seen an email from a NVIDIA employee saying that it is only supported in leopard.