Thanks. I will give it a try. Nektarios. On Nov 15, 2010, at 11:19 PM, Braille wrote:
> Check with coconut battery, a small app that gives some information about > your battery. You can download it here: > http://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/ > > Second, open system preference, account, and log in items, and make sure that > only necessary apps are running. > > Thirdly, VO uses nearly 10 percent of CPU power and the speech engine uses > about the same level. Even though the number fluctuates a bit, this is way > higher usage than open two flash based websites. Apple often says that flash > contents reduce battery life in half. So, see where the ballpark should be at. > Finally, the hour reading from the task bar is only estimation. If you turn > your machine, does not touch anything for about 2 minutes, check the number, > and you will likely to see near 10 hours of calculation, whereas you open a > couple of apps with keyboard commends and check it, and it will say 3 hours > with 99 percent of battery life. > Accurate usage can only be measured with real clock, from the minute you turn > your machine on, to the minute that it does not say any longer without power > supply. > Hope this helps. > > I am using 13 inch macbook pro and it has 5700 mah battery and I am getting > between 3:45 to 5:30 out of it and the battery has 15 full cycle counts. > Hope this helps. > > On Nov 15, 2010, at 10:41 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > >> I can get about 5 hours out of it buti have the older model. >> >> S >> On Nov 15, 2010, at 7:20 AM, Nektarios Mallas wrote: >> >>> Hello list. This computer has long battery life according to the specs. >>> They say up to 10 hours. >>> I new that this is not true, especially for us voice over users. However, I >>> am getting about 3 hours when the battery is fully charged. Is this normal? >>> I of course have my screen brightness to 0. Will the screen curtain >>> function of voice over help? >>> What are your observations with battery and macbook pro? >>> >>> Nektarios. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
