Rubbish battery life since lion

[niewiesznic]

Same here. Macbook Pro 5.1 with new battery, but Lion is multiplying cycles of battery Battery life is much shorter.

 

[tehn00p]

I tried it all. SMC didn't help. Finally I read up and decided to give the PRAM a reset. Fixed it. I'm happy. Finally.

Good idea, I will try that later.

 

[kimovski]

Also experienced poor battery battery life after upgrade to lion. Just now did a PRAM reset, before with 36% i got 1H30, but after reset 35% i get 3H15. Seems work for me

 

[ScottFitz]

Also experienced poor battery battery life after upgrade to lion. Just now did a PRAM reset, before with 36% i got 1H30, but after reset 35% i get 3H15. Seems work for me

I'm glad it worked for you too. PRAM was the answer. I am actually getting the right battery life time too. I surfed for several hours last night, put the MBP to sleep, then working with it on and off all day and still have 2 hours reserve reporting. Honestly, the battery life and horsepower were the two biggest reasons I upgrade to this MBP from my first generation Macbook Air. I'm glad to get the battery life back.

 

[tehn00p]

I'm still getting iffy battery life. Gonna do a fresh install + SMC reset + PRAM reset and see if that helps.