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Jun
14
Revolution Under The Hood
Filed Under Apple News, Tech News, Very Very Cool
What seems to be coming out as a major and important aspect of Apple’s recent announcements is the introduction of their new battery technology across the board on the MacBook Pro line (13″ and 15″):
The big surprise coming out of Apple’s 2009 Worldwide Developers Conference appears to be the new batteries in the MacBook Pros. Early testers are seeing that the new MBP’s have a huge amount better power consumption than their predecessors did. Not just a few percentage points, either. In some cases, people are seeing double the battery life.
This is a huge leap in performance from previous models makes these new laptops some of the best value Apple has ever produced – especially the 13″ model now that Firewire has returned (you may have to invest in a Firewire 800 to Firewire 400 6PIN cable).
Some testers are experiencing up to 8 hours of battery life (Apple claims 7!)! This is huge:
There’s a lot to love about the MBP 13”, but the best thing is the new built-in battery. This battery lasts forever.
In an afternoon spent working – Word, Firefox, Photoshop and Wordpress, all while listening to iTunes, I’ve gotten 6 hours and 20 minutes from a single charge (about 70 percent brightness, WiFi on, 20 tabs in Firefox. It was working so hard, the MacBook got hot and the fans kicked in).
This is not just impressive, it’s awesome! I can spend all morning at the Ritual coffee shop, which has covered up all the electrical outlets, and spend only $2 on coffee!
This kind of battery life is reserved for iPods and mobile phones, not laptops. The 2008 MacBook got under 2 hours in such conditions. Apple and others have gotten 8 hours plus in light usage.
Bravo!
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