Apple's 2009 MacBook Pro: Battery Life to Die For
by Anand Lal Shimpi on June 12, 2009 12:00 AM EST- Posted in
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Lower Power Consumption = Smaller Power Bricks
Total system power consumption must have gone down since the entry level 15-inch MacBook Pro now ships with a 60W power brick instead of an 85W brick:
The new 60W adapter (left) vs. the old 85W adapter (right)
The difference could simply be because of the missing GeForce 9600M or because Apple indeed worked to reduce power consumption of the Macbook Pro as a whole.
The new 60W adapter (left) vs. the old 85W adapter (right)
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ltcommanderdata - Friday, June 12, 2009 - link
I guess your findings on MacBook Pro battery life should make those who say Macs are only commodity notebooks with a fruit sticker and a higher price think twice. The 15.4" MacBook Pro may not be the fastest 15.4" notebook or the cheapest, but it offers great battery life and light weight without sacrificing too much performance. That's certainly a combination some people would be willing to pay for.Pirks - Friday, June 12, 2009 - link
[EDITED: Pirks, watch your comments please.]Summary: I'm glad to see someone showing all the Wintel fanboys that Apple is great. Anand showed them GOOD. Thanks Anand! :)))
mesiah - Saturday, June 13, 2009 - link
Wow, I come to this site to get good reviews and avoid 10 year old remarks like that. Please, have mommy take you to the mall to buy more toys and leave this place to the grown ups, its about all we have left.Pirks - Saturday, June 13, 2009 - link
NOT FAIR EDIT!!! Mods, where the heck have you been when chicko was writing expletives about me? Double standard! Wintrolls can swear at me and I can't swear back? Why? Why they CAN and I CAN NOT??!!JarredWalton - Saturday, June 13, 2009 - link
We just got mod ability for the comments section. :-)Pirks - Saturday, June 13, 2009 - link
Does it include comments on DailyTech too?JarredWalton - Saturday, June 13, 2009 - link
Nope... we're technically "sister" sites, so essentially we have nothing to do with what they write about. The editing ability (and post deletion ability) is mostly for when people step way over the line... try and keep the comments more professional rather than less - and remove any outright name calling.just4U - Monday, June 15, 2009 - link
Yep that's why I like reading the comments here. Always quite professional as people leave the Apple/Windows Nvidia/Ati Amd/Intel love hate thingie pretty much alone and are mostly cordial about their biases .. if it's even evident that they have any.PlasmaBomb - Friday, June 12, 2009 - link
Did the 15" model you reviewed the battery life on have the optional 9600gt?I know apple let you disable it, but it being absent may be more energy efficient than being simply disabled.
Also what processors do the MBPs run? As apple simply state 2.53 GHz, when there are several mobile chips which run at that speed - the T9400, P9500, P8700.
Great review.
Thanks :)
sillyfox - Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - link
Yes!Great review! Thanks for kindly sharing.
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