"nothing but browse the web and check email" Try using Safari instead of Chrome. And check if you're running a lot of Flash. The usual problem is that Chrome i

"nothing but browse the web and check email" Try using Safari instead of Chrome. And check if you're running a lot of Flash. The usual problem is that Chrome is engineered to gorge power with no regard to your battery. Flash, of course, is pure abuse and stupidity. It all disappoints me because I prefer Chrome for its tools. But Google simply doesn't seem to care that it goes overboard on power and RAM drain.