Go for the black!

Apple says 6 hours.

But reckon that wifi cuts that down to 3.5 - seems a bit of a steep drop. With bluetooth on as well, I can't see it lasting much over 2 hours

Quote: Originally Posted by blackbird_1.0 Apple says 6 hours. Where did you find this information?

Quote: Originally Posted by harrisjamieh But reckon that wifi cuts that down to 3.5 - seems a bit of a steep drop. With bluetooth on as well, I can't see it lasting much over 2 …

Quote: Originally Posted by discotronic Where did you find this information? http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Im...son_chart.html

Quote: Originally Posted by Stradlater http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Im...son_chart.html I looked all over the site but I didn't see this chart. Thanks

Quote: Originally Posted by discotronic Where did you find this information? Take a guess: on Apple's website! EDIT: beaten by Stradlater!

Quote: Originally Posted by Icruise I don't see any reason to be so pessimistic. My 12" PowerBook lasts well over 3 hours with bluetooth and wireless on. Well Apple themsel…

Wi-fi uses a lot more power than bluetooth, at least in my experience.

with airport on and bluetooth off on the lowest screen setting (useless in a bright room or outside, but most of the time i'm in dimly lit rooms) i get ~5:15 of battery life on my …

Quote: Originally Posted by hookem2oo7 with airport on and bluetooth off on the lowest screen setting (useless in a bright room or outside, but most of the time i'm in dimly lit…

Quote: Originally Posted by masugu Thats great....but where you Need your battery life is on a plane. Not in your room - near power outlets. Unless you live in a Cabin with no e…

WiFi always drains battery power. Don't know why you'd leave blue tooth on all the time.

Quote: Originally Posted by discotronic Guess you've never been to a meeting where there wasn't enough power outlets to go around. Or a place where it's simply inconvenient…

Quote: Originally Posted by Gossamer Or a place where it's simply inconvenient to lug around a power supply/cord, like a college campus, or dorm hall, or large four story house.…

Quote: Originally Posted by dannyillusion But the real problem is using it in the bathroom... I hate it when I run out of battery while taking a dump!! I reach for the power ada…

Quote: Originally Posted by craigb6 Isn't that really, really, really, really unhygienic?!?!? Umm, why? While you're sitting there, your hands do nothing they wouldn't do …

Quote: Originally Posted by craigb6 Isn't that really, really, really, really unhygienic?!?!? Sure is!!! But it's my MacBook and I MacBook wherever the MacBook I want to.…

Quote: Originally Posted by Simon Umm, why? While you're sitting there, your hands do nothing they wouldn't do otherwise either. When you're done, put away the Mac, clean up, wa…

Quote: Originally Posted by discotronic Guess you've never been to a meeting where there wasn't enough power outlets to go around. Battery life is very important in situations o…

I watched Under Siege 2 (run time 100 minutes) and still had about over 2 hours left according to the batter meter. This was with wireless on and screen brightness set to the lowe…

Quote: Originally Posted by dannyillusion Thanks you for your support my friend. This will not be forgotten once we obtain world dom. I agree that nose blowing is a big problem.…

Quote: Originally Posted by pbook I watched Under Siege 2 (run time 100 minutes) and still had about over 2 hours left according to the batter meter. This was with wireless on …

arstechnica posted a MB review, which now (after some anxiety-inducing delay) has battery figures: http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/macbook.ars sadly enough, it doesn't re…