Do you turn the screen light all the way off? You get a longer life from your battery if you make sure the sceen is off.
sorry if this is a "duh!" comment!! I'm just not sure what everyone on the list already knows, is all. janet ---------------------------------------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Macbook questions > Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:57:37 -0700 > > It's pretty good actually. I can easily get 3 hours out of it. > Depending on what I'm doing I can stretch it out to 5. I have it set > to best power savings and usually run it from the power addapter, but > the few times I've taken it off the battery, such as reading an > audiobook on a four hour train ride, it hasn't let me down. > > Best, > > Erik > erik burggraaf > > Certified Technician > Assistive Computing LTD Support and training > Sales department: 888-828-2445 > Support and Training: 888-255-5194 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Website coming soon > > > > On 2-Jul-08, at 8:40 AM, Dean Wilcox wrote: > >> What is the battery life of the Mac book? I expected to see it in >> the specs on the Apple site but I didn't. >> >> At 17:10 02/07/2008, you wrote: >>> Hi, Not sure about your first question because I only own just the >>> one mac, but it's a macbook pro, and the battery seems to be the only >>> field replaceable part. There are two switches on the back to unclip >>> it and lift it out. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Erik >>> >>> erik burggraaf >>> >>> Certified Technician >>> Assistive Computing LTD Support and training >>> Sales department: 888-828-2445 >>> Support and Training: 888-255-5194 >>> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> Website coming soon >>> >>> >>> >>> On 1-Jul-08, at 3:28 PM, Scott Rutkowski wrote: >>> >>>> HI all. >>>> >>>> Am going to be buying a macbook and am wondering if I want to >>>> mygrate all my settings from my iMac to the macbook can I use the >>>> migration assistant to migrate all the settings across? >>>> Would it be best if I connected the macs via firewire or just use >>>> the assistant when i'm running through setup on the macbook? >>>> Doing it via wireless would be slow wouldn't it? >>>> Is there anything else I need to know before buying a macbook? >>>> Are the batteries in the macbook user replaceable or can only apple >>>> replace a battery? >>>> Thanks for any assistance. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.4.3/1529 - >>> Release Date: 7/1/2008 7:23 PM >> >> >> > > _________________________________________________________________ Need to know now? Get instant answers with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger_072008
