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This sounds about right. They improved the efficiency of the machine overall and they felt that they could decrease the size of the battery and retain the same
by pyrophane 10y ago
This sounds about right. They improved the efficiency of the machine overall and they felt that they could decrease the size of the battery and retain the same unplugged runtime under "normal use."
Add a "pro" workload with more frequent CPU or GPU intensive tasks, then those efficiency gains count for less and you start to notice the smaller battery.
Did they make the right choice? The smaller battery does make the machine lighter and probably contributes to the additional thinness they were able to achieve, but you can also make a good argument that for pro users, heavy workload battery life matters more.
- mtgx 10y agoYou would think they would've tested the battery life of a "Macbook Pro" for "pro" work loads, wouldn't you? If Apple has seen that most people buy their Macbook Pros as Facebook machines, then maybe launch a new line that actually targets the pros, and give it another name for differentiation purposes.
- lallysingh 10y agoMacBook Safari? SafariBook Pro?
- jsjohnst 10y agoAt max CPU it's 15min less battery life. That's really not that much different for any real purpose.