Used my Thunderbolt Gigabit Ethernet Adapter for the first time on my MBPR. It did it's job, but my battery life went from 6.5 hours to 4.5 hours just by plugging it in. Unplugged it and battery went back to 6.5 hours. Glad it works, but a bummer that it sucks so much battery.
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Thunderbolt Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
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That's the price of using the TB chip.
Though, one would assume if you are physically tied to a LAN jack, you would have power nearby.
Wonder how much more power the TB chip uses than a standard Ethernet chip.
Though, one would assume if you are physically tied to a LAN jack, you would have power nearby.
Wonder how much more power the TB chip uses than a standard Ethernet chip.
The adapter also got moderately warm, not hot, in the 30-45 minutes I was using it.
This is true 90% of the time. I just hate having to plug in so many cords for a brief stay at the office. Anyhow, just wanted to share my experience.
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I wasn't connected to a Wi-Fi network, but Wi-Fi wasn't disabled.
This is true 90% of the time. I just hate having to plug in so many cords for a brief stay at the office. Anyhow, just wanted to share my experience.
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I wasn't connected to a Wi-Fi network, but Wi-Fi wasn't disabled.
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