Retina effect on battery

[wesk702]

So I didn't see anything regarding battery life on the new retina MacBook on the feeds I was reading. Is this a sign that it's going to be a real drainer? Please tell me it was mentioned in the keynote.

 

[hobsgrg]

The current MacBook Pro has a 77.5 watt hour battery, the retina MacBook Pro has a 95 watt hour battery so yes retina does drain battery more but it has a bigger battery so the battery life should be roughly the same. The same as they did with iPad 2 and then retina on new iPad

Both are quoted for up to 7 hours wireless web use

 

[Raid]

The main effect of the retina display on the battery is that it will look awesome while your battery drains.

As for the expected battery life on the new laptops it was in the Live coverage:

10:34 am Up to 7 hours of battery, 30 days of standby.

 

[EpsilonExordium]

I wonder if it will take twice as long to charge like the ipad 3

 

[Adamantoise]

I wonder if it will take twice as long to charge like the ipad 3

That's a function of the battery and has absolutely nothing to do with the screen.

 

[wesk702]

I wonder if it will take twice as long to charge like the ipad 3

Totally hate that about the new iPad.

 

[Jiten]

That's a function of the battery and has absolutely nothing to do with the screen.

I sure hope you are right on this.