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ryanblock.com - 10/18/2008

New MacBook Pro: now with 20% less battery power

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Apple touted some pretty decent battery life numbers at the new MacBook / MacBook Pro press event this week: up to five hours on the Pro with discrete graphics off, and four hours with it on (both surely assuming ideal low-power conditions). One of the things that didn’t come up at the ...

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Gizmodo:  New MacBook Pro Battery Has Less Battery Power Than Old One [MacBook Pro]

Macenstein:  MacBook Pro battery has 20% less juice than predecessor

Apple Technology:  New MacBook and MacBook Pro review

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ifixit.com - 10/16/2008

MacBook Pro Unibody First Look

— ifixit.com — Introduction Steps 1 33: First Look 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 iFixit News 10/15: We took apart the new MacBook Unibody! 10/15: We also disassembled the new MacBook Pro! 9/10: We ... (more) MacBook Pro Unibody First Look

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appleinsider.com - 10/17/2008

Jobs responds to outrage over MacBook's missing FireWire

— appleinsider.com — In one of his characteristically terse email replies, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has reportedly told one Mac user that changes in video camera technology have reduced the need for FireWire on his company's 13-inch MacBooks. (more) Jobs responds to outrage over MacBook's missing FireWire

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primatelabs.ca - 10/17/2008

MacBook and MacBook Pro Performance

— primatelabs.ca — Benchmarks: Primate Labs takes a look at the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros to determine if the faster RAM and the new NVIDIA chipset helps (or hinders) processor performance. (more) MacBook and MacBook Pro Performance

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New MacBook Pro Battery Has Less Battery Power Than Old One [MacBook Pro]
Gizmodo — ... This confirms what I suspected—the new MacBook Pro battery has a lower capacity than the old one. About 16 percent less to be specific. The old battery was rated at 5600mAh/60Wh, but the new ones are rated at 4700mAh/50Wh. This perfectly explains why you now need to use ...

MacBook Pro battery has 20% less juice than predecessor
Macenstein — Remember during Apple’s notebook spectacular when Steve mentioned that the new MacBook Pro could get a whopping 5 hours of battery life (when using the lamer 9400M chip, that is)? Well, it looks like that number is even more impressive than it originally sounded. Ryan Block noticed that the new MacBook Pro’s battery actually has less juice to work with than its predecessor – about 20% less in fact. [image] Whereas last year’s model packed a 5600mAh / 60Wh battery, the new ones sport only a 4700mAh / 50Wh battery. The new MacBooks are also down to 45Wh from 55Wh. Of course ...

New MacBook and MacBook Pro review
Apple Technology — ... Engadget, or scrambling some brains in a deathmatch. On the MacBook, we found we could get around 3 hours of solid use before we needed to plug in again. Those numbers were diminished when gaming or watching video, though the hit wasn’t as bad as we thought it would be (then again, these are new batteries). The Pro fared similarly, though there’s a palpable increase in drain when you’re using the 9600M (did you expect other results?). As our good friend Ryan Block noted, the new batteries sport a 20 percent lower energy rating, (60Wh to 50Wh for the Pro, 55Wh ...