I've found the Apple laptops to be closer to the actual stated times more than any other manufacturer. But I guess this is more to do with the test suites avail

I've found the Apple laptops to be closer to the actual stated times more than any other manufacturer. But I guess this is more to do with the test suites available (none for Mac). Some manufacturers are notorious (hmmph Acer) for gaming results by reducing screen brightness to 20%, running the proc at the lowest level, disabling Wifi and not much else. Basically letting the laptop sit there until the battery runs out. I called technical support about this because I was getting ~45 minutes even though the box stated 2.5 hours. What I was doing (web browsing over wi-fi, in the late afternoon) would get me the reported time. Seriously, the only way I was going to get 2 hours would be by sitting in the dark with no internet connection using notepad.