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I frequently get well over 13 hours on a single charge with my year-old x230, and it's significantly faster than the average MBA (full voltage processor). I als
by easong 13y ago
I frequently get well over 13 hours on a single charge with my year-old x230, and it's significantly faster than the average MBA (full voltage processor). I also have multiple batteries, so I can easily get a full 24-30 hours without needing a cord. Not sure what configuration you're looking at, but at the time it was significantly cheaper for comparable specs, as well.
The X230 is heavier/bulkier, but it has the MBA pretty beat in terms of surviving motorcycle accidents and general durability.
The MBA is great for going to the coffeeshop and not needing to find a table with an outlet, but I wouldn't take it anywhere you need to go long periods of time without power.
Edit: Also, I'm running Linux. I'm sure I would probably get better battery life running under windows, but c'est la vie.
- MetaCosm 13y agoWhich configuration are you running? I tried the i5 and i7 with 9 cell and generally ended up in the 7-10 range, not the 13+ range, and that was on a brand spanking new battery not one year old one.
- easong 13y agoi5(Ivy bridge), 9cell internal, slice battery, ssd, 16gb ram. The internal is one year old, the slice is two or three months. I have it set to always drain the slice first, which maintains the internal battery well, but shortens the long-term life of the slices. I can get 4ish(?) hours on the slice alone. 13ish hours is my number from a few weeks ago on top of Mt. Diablo. I was running a VM, making decent use of my 4g connection, and doing otherwise reasonably intensive tasks with the screen brightness all the way up. I've never done a video-loop at 75% brightness type test, so I can't give you an apples to apples comparison.