I have a battery life of 6 hours if I turn the screen lite down. Best regards Søren. -----Original Message----- From: Janet and Felix * <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:16:26 -0700 To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by the blind Subject: RE: Macbook questions
> >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 >
