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Using Chrome and Atom (HTML/JS) applications takes its toll on batteries...

by gtufano 10y ago

tornadoboy55 10y ago
.. so use Safari and Sublime. People seriously need to start ditching apps built on Electron and start using native applications again. Atom uses about 400-600Mb memory. So does GitKraken, and so does WhatsApp. The first two can be replaced by Sublime (rarely above 200Mb and much faster) and Fork, although the only real alternative for WhatsApp is Telegram (with the native client), although that has not nearly as much users.
- stupidcar 10y ago
  What the hell do you imagine RAM usage has to do with battery life?
  - kasparsklavins 10y ago
    It's a sign of bad resource management. Why does whatsapp need 600mb if a native messaging app uses fraction of that? Why does atom/vscode (electron apps) need to use gigabytes of memory, when I can open two orders of magnitude larger files in a native app with two orders of magnitude lower memory consumption?
  - feelix 10y ago
    Besides being an indicator of inefficiency, RAM uses a lot of power. In the region of 10-20% of overall system power. That's not even factoring swap space into account, which is a greater burden on power.
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kalleboo 10y ago
I don't use Chrome or even keep apps like Slack open anymore. If I'm just browsing and chatting, battery life is excellent. But if I want to use Pro apps (XCode) on my Pro laptop, battery life takes a nosedive. I understand that, but in the 2016 revision they reduced the battery capacity, and it sounds like they based that decision on "well, Safari and Mail are super-efficient, when you're doing "Wireless Web" you can now get the same battery life as with the old one, why would anyone need more capacity?"
paublyrne 10y ago
I switched to mostly Safari when I got the new MacBook Pro because I understood that there were efficiencies built in that would maximise battery life. Not sure how large a difference if any there really is. In any case I get a few hours when all I'm doing is light browsing. No Atom open, etc. Which is for me OK as I'm usually not away from a socket for very long. The figure of 15.x hours, however, seems completely unbelievable to me.
- pawadu 10y ago
  Microsoft Edge was also built for better battery usage. Does anyone know how Edge and Safari compare? (yes, I understand it is hard to compare browser on different platforms and different hardware)
- H4CK3RM4N 10y ago
  Try lowering you're brightness. You can get the same subjective brightness as older models at lower levels.

Using Chrome and Atom (HTML/JS) applications takes its toll on batteries...

by gtufano 10y ago

Using Chrome and Atom (HTML/JS) applications takes its toll on batteries...

.. so use Safari and Sublime. People seriously need to start ditching apps built on Electron and start using native applications again. Atom uses about 400-600Mb memory. So does GitKraken, and so does WhatsApp. The first two can be replaced by Sublime (rarely above 200Mb and much faster) and Fork, although the only real alternative for WhatsApp is Telegram (with the native client), although that has not nearly as much users.

stupidcar 10y ago
What the hell do you imagine RAM usage has to do with battery life?
- kasparsklavins 10y ago
  It's a sign of bad resource management. Why does whatsapp need 600mb if a native messaging app uses fraction of that? Why does atom/vscode (electron apps) need to use gigabytes of memory, when I can open two orders of magnitude larger files in a native app with two orders of magnitude lower memory consumption?
- feelix 10y ago
  Besides being an indicator of inefficiency, RAM uses a lot of power. In the region of 10-20% of overall system power. That's not even factoring swap space into account, which is a greater burden on power.
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kalleboo 10y ago

I don't use Chrome or even keep apps like Slack open anymore. If I'm just browsing and chatting, battery life is excellent. But if I want to use Pro apps (XCode) on my Pro laptop, battery life takes a nosedive. I understand that, but in the 2016 revision they reduced the battery capacity, and it sounds like they based that decision on "well, Safari and Mail are super-efficient, when you're doing "Wireless Web" you can now get the same battery life as with the old one, why would anyone need more capacity?"

paublyrne 10y ago

I switched to mostly Safari when I got the new MacBook Pro because I understood that there were efficiencies built in that would maximise battery life. Not sure how large a difference if any there really is. In any case I get a few hours when all I'm doing is light browsing. No Atom open, etc. Which is for me OK as I'm usually not away from a socket for very long. The figure of 15.x hours, however, seems completely unbelievable to me.

pawadu 10y ago
Microsoft Edge was also built for better battery usage. Does anyone know how Edge and Safari compare? (yes, I understand it is hard to compare browser on different platforms and different hardware)
H4CK3RM4N 10y ago
Try lowering you're brightness. You can get the same subjective brightness as older models at lower levels.