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I got a 2021 M1 MacBook Pro a few months ago. Battery life is better than on my previous 2012 MacBook Pro, but not as good as I'd expected. I don't do anything
by TMWNN 4y ago
I got a 2021 M1 MacBook Pro a few months ago. Battery life is better than on my previous 2012 MacBook Pro, but not as good as I'd expected. I don't do anything heavy on the computer—browser, Discord (which I know is Electron), Excel, and ssh—and the M1's battery only lasts for about six hours. Can using Chrome as the browser and not Safari make that much of a difference?
- fwlr 4y agoIn my web dev work I use Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Safari Tech Preview on a 2021 M1 MacBook Pro. My (anecdotal) experience is yes, Chrome eats M1 battery. This is true for Chromium as well, so Electron apps eat battery too. Some people have found significant battery life savings from avoiding Rosetta; maybe check if your Excel is running native Apple silicon or through Rosetta (iirc they very recently updated Excel for Mac to run native).
- TMWNN 4y agoMy Excel is indeed running natively, but I did find via Activity Monitor two other leftover things that are Intel that I should either get rid of, or update. I doubt they're the cause of any significant battery drain compared to Chrome (actually Edge now, but I doubt it's any better given the Chromium base), and I have other Intel software without Apple Silicon alternative, but it was still a useful thing to do.